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Event: S y n     
Date:   Apr 09, 2021
#R1#
Miles Iii misses the shot to the body.
Van Rooy misses with the combination.
Miles Iii is looking to clinch but Van Rooy is avoiding it.
Van Rooy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miles Iii.
Van Rooy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Van Rooy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miles Iii.
Miles Iii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Van Rooy clinches up with Miles Iii and pushes him back against the ropes.
Miles Iii is trying to break the clinch but Van Rooy is controlling him.
Miles Iii wants to stall.
Miles Iii is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Rooy has double underhooks. #BC#
Miles Iii's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miles Iii misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Miles Iii. That's going to slow Van Rooy down.
Miles Iii missing with a left hand there. Van Rooy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Rooy ducks under a wild hook from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T1#
Miles Iii throws a right hand that Van Rooy ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Rooy also avoids with ease.#CL2#
Van Rooy rushes Miles Iii and presses him up against the ropes.
Miles Iii wants to stall.
Miles Iii wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Rooy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Van Rooy.
Miles Iii tries to break free but Van Rooy pushes him back against the ropes.#BC2#
Van Rooy manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Van Rooy rushes Miles Iii and presses him up against the ropes.
Van Rooy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Miles Iii's efforts to push away.
Miles Iii looking to stall.
Van Rooy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miles Iii working hard to break the clinch.
Miles Iii is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Van Rooy controlling the action here for a moment. #T2##BC2#
Van Rooy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Van Rooy moves into the clinch.
Van Rooy is trying to maintain a safe position but Miles Iii gets an underhook and turns Van Rooy into the ropes.
Van Rooy avoiding damage as Miles Iii throws knees to the body.
Miles Iii landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Rooy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miles Iii is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Miles Iii is trying to force a seperation but Van Rooy has the dominant position.
Miles Iii lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Miles Iii looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A shot in the inside from Miles Iii.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miles Iii is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Miles Iii is trying to break the clinch but Van Rooy is controlling him.
Miles Iii has had enough of the clinch but Van Rooy keeps him there for the moment.#T3#
Miles Iii wants to break free but Van Rooy has control.
A nice left hand lands by Van Rooy.
Miles Iii is trying to push Van Rooy away but Van Rooy has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Miles Iii tries to break the clinch but Van Rooy is controlling the position. #BC2#
Van Rooy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Rooy moves forwards but Miles Iii connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Van Rooy swats away the attempt to clinch by Miles Iii.
Miles Iii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Rooy.
Miles Iii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Miles Iii blocks a head kick by Van Rooy.
Miles Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Rooy.
Van Rooy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Miles Iii looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab by Miles Iii.
Van Rooy tries to clinch up.#T4#
Van Rooy throws a head kick that misses.
Boobie Miles Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Rooy looks winded!
Miles Iii lands a lovely overhand right.#CUT#It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Boobie Miles Iii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miles Iii connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Rooy's hands.
Miles Iii throws out a powerful jab.
Van Rooy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Miles Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Rooy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Miles Iii scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Rooy should have avoided that one.
Miles Iii throws a leg kick which misses Van Rooy's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Rooy tries to avoid it. #KD#
Miles Iii lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Van Rooy goes down! The ref sends Miles Iii to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Van Rooy is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!#ROC#Van Rooy is rocked!
Miles Iii throws an overhand right that has Van Rooy reeling! Miles Iii follows up with more punches and Van Rooy is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Boobie Miles Iii!
Boobie Miles Iii took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

 

Event: SYN K-1 乯     
Date:   Mar 12, 2021
#R1#
Van Rooy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bon with a nice calf kick.
Van Rooy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bon swings widly with a right hand
and Van Rooy counters with a good low kick that Bon was not able to check. #CL2#
Van Rooy closes the distance and pushes Bon back into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Bon fails to land.
Van Rooy blocks the elbow strike.
Bon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bon can't find room to land a body shot as Van Rooy controls the action.
Van Rooy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bon has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bon scores with a shoulder strike.
Bon swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bon.
Bon can't find room to land a body shot as Van Rooy controls the action.
Bon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Rooy's elbow.
Bon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T1#
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Rooy looks winded!
Bon cracks Van Rooy with a nice body shot.
Van Rooy takes a shot to the head.
Bon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Rooy's face. #CUT#It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Bon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Rooy avoids a wild elbow strike from Bon.
A short uppercut from Bon.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bon.
Bon has a couple of punches blocked by Van Rooy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bon lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bon misses with an elbow strike.
Bon swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Bon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bon works on Van Rooy's body with a couple of short punches.
Bon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bon throws a head punch that misses.
Bon presses Van Rooy against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bon.
Bon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC#
Bon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bon throws a leg kick but Van Rooy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Van Rooy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#CL2#
Van Rooy clinches with his opponent.
Bon pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Rooy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.#BC#
Bon breaks from the clinch.
Van Rooy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Rooy throws a leg kick
and Bon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3#
Bon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bon connects with a jab.
Bon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Rooy. That did some damage!
That kick from Bon tenderised Van Rooy's leg. Van Rooy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Rooy swinging wildly here.
Bon lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body punch from Bon.
Van Rooy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bon.
Bon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Rooy at a distance.
Bon lands with a straight right. Van Rooy didn't see that one coming.
Van Rooy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Van Rooy counters with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Rooy takes one on the button.
Van Rooy wants to clinch#KD#
and Bon counters with a straight right that drops Van Rooy on his ass! Van Rooy jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.#ROC#Van Rooy is rocked!#T4#
Bon throws a body punch but Van Rooy moves out of range.
Bon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#KD#
Bon connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Van Rooy onto his butt! Van Rooy bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Van Rooy is still on wobbly legs! Can Bon finish him?
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Bon engages and cracks Van Rooy with a massive lead left hook - Van Rooy tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Bon is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oson Bon!
Oson Bon managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Aspire Clothing, into his post fight interview.

 

Event: PANDA 76     
Date:   Jan 22, 2021
#R1#
Van Rooy misses with an attempted mid kick. #TD2#
Van Rooy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Galute to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Galute wants to control from the top but Van Rooy keeps moving. #SU2#
Galute stands and steps away. Van Rooy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Galute throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #TD#
Galute gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Van Rooy to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Galute has his feet on Van Rooy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Rooy. #T1#
Galute shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Rooy as he jumps to the side. #TD#
Van Rooy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Galute to the mat! Galute manages to get full guard. #ES2#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Galute manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#TD#
Van Rooy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Van Rooy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SUB2#
Galute drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Galute jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Galute passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB2#
Galute tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB2#
Galute is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Van Rooy has escaped the position, nice work there. #T2##SUB2#
Galute looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Van Rooy is looking to regain half guard here but Galute keeps moving and retains side control.
Galute trying to control the position but Van Rooy is working away.
Van Rooy struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Galute is trying to get an arm triangle but Van Rooy is defending well.
Galute connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Van Rooy some visible discomfort. #T3##SU2#
Galute has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. #TD2#
Galute looking to score a takedown here. Van Rooy is defending well but Galute drives through and ends up in Van Rooy's guard.
Van Rooy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Galute looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB#
Van Rooy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Galute defends well.
Galute scoring with some ground and pound.
Galute trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T4##SUB2#
Galute is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB#
Van Rooy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Galute doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Galute manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Galute looking to sit in guard and control but Van Rooy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SUB2#
Galute looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Van Rooy is defending well. Galute quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Van Rooy has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Galute celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leopold Galute!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Leopold Galute waved his t-shirt featuring HELLBENT's logo in front of the cameras.

 

Event: SMASH: McQuirre vs Barbosa     
Date:   Oct 03, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Rooy fails with an attempt to clinch. #TD2#
Van Rooy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.#ES#
Avisu Kona manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Avisu Kona scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Rooy takes a shot to the head.
Avisu Kona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Avisu Kona throws a head punch that misses.
Avisu Kona misses with a body punch.
Avisu Kona lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Rooy prevents a body shot from Avisu Kona.
A head punch on the inside from Avisu Kona fails to land.
Van Rooy blocks a body shot from Avisu Kona.
Avisu Kona tries to throw a body punch but Van Rooy avoids it by throwing Avisu Kona back against the cage.
Avisu Kona lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Rooy or not.
Van Rooy looks winded!
Van Rooy wants to stall.
Avisu Kona lands an uppercut.
Avisu Kona lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Our sources have told us that Avisu Kona has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.#T1#
Avisu Kona pushes Van Rooy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Avisu Kona.
Avisu Kona lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Avisu Kona lands a left hand.
Avisu Kona can't find room to land a body shot as Van Rooy controls the action.
Avisu Kona tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Avisu Kona lands a left hand.
Avisu Kona lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
A hook to the body from Avisu Kona.
Avisu Kona misses with the head strike.
Avisu Kona misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Avisu Kona scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good body shot from Avisu Kona.
Avisu Kona struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rooy controls his hands.
Avisu Kona tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Rooy's elbow.
Avisu Kona misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Avisu Kona.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avisu Kona misses with the head strike.
Avisu Kona tries to throw a body punch but Van Rooy avoids it by throwing Avisu Kona back against the cage. #T2#
Avisu Kona misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Avisu Kona.
Avisu Kona throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Rooys head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Avisu Kona.
Avisu Kona stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Avisu Kona tries to work over Van Rooy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Avisu Kona scores with a nice hook to the head.
Avisu Kona misses with a body punch.
Avisu Kona tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Rooy's elbow.
Avisu Kona lands a shot to the body.
Avisu Kona stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Avisu Kona is leaning against Van Rooy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Avisu Kona pushes Van Rooy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Avisu Kona tries a body shot but Van Rooy blocks it.
Avisu Kona softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Avisu Kona lands a left hand.
Avisu Kona lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Avisu Kona.#T3#
Avisu Kona lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Avisu Kona dips a shoulder and cracks Van Rooy with a mighty uppercut! Van Rooy falls back against the cage and Avisu Kona unloads with a barrage of strikes! Van Rooy is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Avisu Kona screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santu Avisu Kona!
After the fight, Santu Avisu Kona was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

 

Event: ICS 53     
Date:   Aug 30, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brakeley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Rooy was well out of range. Poor timing from Brakeley.
A low kick lands for Brakeley.
Van Rooy ducks under a wild hook from Brakeley.#CL2#
Van Rooy closes the distance and clinches.
The referee calls for Van Rooy to work.
Brakeley trying to stall but Van Rooy improves his position.
Van Rooy blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC#
Brakeley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brakeley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Rooy.
Brakeley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CUT#It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Van Rooy takes one to the side of the head.
Brakeley connects with a jab.
Van Rooy avoids the body shot from Brakeley.
Brakeley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Van Rooy rushes Brakeley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Rooy blocking some punches. #T1#
Van Rooy stalling against the cage.
Brakeley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brakeley scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2#
Van Rooy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brakeley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brakeley tried to score with a low kick but Van Rooy checks it.
Brakeley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brakeley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#CL2#
Van Rooy drives through and clinches with Brakeley against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brakeley scores with a nice hook to the head.#T2#
Brakeley is trying to break free.
Van Rooy is trying to break free.
Van Rooy blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Van Rooy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brakeley throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brakeley.
Van Rooy shoots and misses
and Brakeley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brakeley scores with a push kick.
Van Rooy closes the distance but Brakeley moves to the side
and Brakeley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Rooy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brakeley finds it's way round the side to connect with Van Rooy's head.
Brakeley throws a sloppy head kick and Van Rooy moves out of range easily.
Van Rooy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brakeley defends well and Van Rooy ends up having to push Brakeley into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Van Rooy misses with a takedown
and Brakeley counters with a nice uppercut.
Michael Brakeley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Van Rooy.
Brakeley pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T3#
Brakeley throws a looping overhand right but Van Rooy ducks down to avoid it.
Van Rooy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Van Rooy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brakeley.
A combination from Brakeley does no damage.
Van Rooy unleashes a big counter combination but Brakeley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Brakeley misses with a body shot
and Van Rooy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brakeley throws a sloppy head kick and Van Rooy moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Van Rooy has Brakeley up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Rooy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC2#
Van Rooy breaks the clinch.
Brakeley missing with a left hand there. Van Rooy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some bone on bone action there as Van Rooy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brakeley with the inside leg kick.
Brakeley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Rooy. #CL2#
Van Rooy drives through and clinches with Brakeley against the cage. #T4#
Brakeley lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Van Rooy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick by Van Rooy misses
and Brakeley counters with a left and a right that stings Van Rooy.
Van Rooy dives in and grabs Brakeley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brakeley pushes down on Van Rooy's head and hops out.
Van Rooy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brakeley.
Van Rooy defending well as Brakeley loads up on a big left hand.
Brakeley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Van Rooy.
An inside leg kick from Brakeley misses.
Brakeley sets himself, and Van Rooy steps forward looking for the clinch! Brakeley avoids it this time.
Van Rooy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A jab from Brakeley misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Van Rooy misses.
Brakeley throws a hook but Van Rooy blocks it.
The crowd cheers as Brakeley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Rooy doesn't seem phased though.
Brakeley avoids the head kick by Van Rooy.
Brakeley tried to counter with a leg kick but Van Rooy avoided it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Brakeley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
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.#R2#
Van Rooy ducks under a wild hook from Brakeley.
Brakeley connects with a single shot there.
Van Rooy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brakeley.
Michael Brakeley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Brakeley.
A jab lands there for Brakeley.#TD2#
Van Rooy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brakeley on his heels. He'll look to pass Brakeley's guard now, I'm sure.
Brakeley wants to stand but Van Rooy is controlling the position.
Brakeley is trying to control the position but Van Rooy postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy won't allow Brakeley to get back to his feet.
Van Rooy throwing strikes from guard but Brakeley blocks nicely.
Brakeley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T1#
Brakeley is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Van Rooy looking to sit in guard and control but Brakeley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Brakeley wants to control from the top but Van Rooy keeps moving.
Brakeley is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Rooy has wrist control.
Van Rooy is looking to sweep but instead, Brakeley has passed into half guard.
Van Rooy regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Brakeley. #T2#
Van Rooy keeping moving, preventing Brakeley from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brakeley throwing strikes from guard but Van Rooy blocks nicely.
Brakeley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Rooy keeping moving, preventing Brakeley from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T3##TD2#
Brakeley gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#ES#
Brakeley pushes Van Rooy off and scrambles back to his feet.
Van Rooy ducks under a wild hook from Brakeley.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Rooy dives in and grabs Brakeley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brakeley pushes down on Van Rooy's head and hops out.
Brakeley thumps Van Rooy with a low kick.
Brakeley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brakeley thumps Van Rooy with a low kick.#T4#
Brakeley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A cross from Brakeley lands.
Brakeley connects with the punch.
Brakeley throws a wild body kick that Van Rooy sees coming a mile off.
Brakeley misses with a low kick.
Brakeley stuffs the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Brakeley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Michael Brakeley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Van Rooy.
Brakeley throws a hook to the side of Van Rooy's head but Van Rooy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brakeley sets himself, and Van Rooy steps forward looking for the clinch! Brakeley avoids it this time.
Brakeley throws a low kick, looking for Van Rooy's leg but Van Rooy calmly moves out of range.
Van Rooy shoots for a double leg takedown but Brakeley sprawls well. He's pushed Van Rooy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brakeley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Rooy fails with the takedown
and Brakeley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Rooy is breathing heavily.
Brakeley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Rooy in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Van Rooy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Brakeley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Brakeley with the inside leg kick.
Albert Van Rooy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Rooy darts in looking for a takedown but Brakeley gets double underhooks and turns Van Rooy into the cage.
Brakeley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brakeley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Rooy throws a big counter head kick but Brakeley avoids it with no problem.
Brakeley lands a jab-cross combination.
Van Rooy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Van Rooy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brakeley but Brakeley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Rooy checks a leg kick.
Van Rooy tries for a takedown but Brakeley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Michael Brakeley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Van Rooy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brakeley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Van Rooy has his takedown stuffed
and Brakeley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Rooy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#KD#
Brakeley cracks Van Rooy with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Van Rooy looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Brakeley finish him? #ROC#Van Rooy is rocked!
Brakeley stuns Van Rooy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Rooy is still on wobbly legs! Can Brakeley finish him?#T1#
An inside leg kick from Brakeley misses.
Van Rooy seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Rooy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Brakeley backs off Van Rooy throws a huge counter combo but Brakeley manages to avoid it all.
Brakeley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brakeley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Rooy wants to counter the offense by Brakeley and move into the clinch position.
Van Rooy tries for a takedown but Brakeley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brakeley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brakeley connects with a body shot.
Brakeley misses with the combination.
Van Rooy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brakeley is looking to land body kicks.
Brakeley cracks Van Rooy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice uppercut there from Brakeley.#T2#
Brakeley lands a leg kick that knocks Van Rooy off balance momentarily.
Van Rooy misses with a combination
and Brakeley counters with a left and a right that stings Van Rooy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brakeley throws a lazy right hand but Van Rooy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brakeley connects with an inside leg kick.#CL2#
Van Rooy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Rooy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Van Rooy prevents Brakeley from breaking the clinch.#BC#
Brakeley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brakeley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Rooy with a poor takedown
and Brakeley counters with a one-two to the body.
Van Rooy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brakeley misses with a kick to the body.
Van Rooy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#T3#
Van Rooy checks a low kick from Brakeley.
A head kick from Brakeley lands but Van Rooy takes it in his stride.
Brakeley scores with a body shot.
Brakeley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Rooy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Rooy moves in looking to clinch but Brakeley pushes him off.
Michael Brakeley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brakeley throws a right and a left that Van Rooy avoids nicely.
Albert Van Rooy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brakeley throws a head kick that misses.
Brakeley connects with an inside leg kick.
Brakeley works the jab nicely.
No joy there for Van Rooy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brakeley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brakeley tests Van Rooy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brakeley pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T4#
Brakeley misses with a straight right.
Brakeley throws a big shot that misses.
Brakeley throws a head kick that misses.
Van Rooy moves out of range of the strikes.
Brakeley keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Rooy misses with a kick to the body
and Brakeley makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Van Rooy really felt that one!
Brakeley scores with a jab.
Brakeley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Rooy's head backwards.
Brakeley misses with a head kick.
And Van Rooy tries to counter it with a takedown but Brakeley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A low kick from Brakeley misses #TD2#
and Van Rooy counters with a nice double leg into guard. #ES#
Brakeley scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brakeley misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Rooy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Michael Brakeley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from Brakeley.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Brakeley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brakeley, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Brakeley!

 

Event: ICS 48     
Date:   Aug 02, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granger blocks a low kick nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Van Rooy is defended easily by Granger.
Van Rooy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Granger's waist but Granger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Van Rooy off to one side.
Van Rooy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Granger takes a swing at Van Rooy's ribcage but misses.
Granger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Granger.
A nice side step and Van Rooy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Frank Granger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Granger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Granger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Granger.
Granger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Granger misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've been told by Granger's head coaches at Fight Club elite that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Granger misses with a straight left.
Van Rooy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T1#
Van Rooy has a takedown stuffed.
Frank Granger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Van Rooy.
Granger connects with an inside leg kick.
Granger lands a glancing blow to the side of Van Rooy's head.
Crunch! Van Rooy slams his shin into Granger's torso.
Granger jabs at Van Rooy's body.
Van Rooy misses with a takedown
and Granger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Granger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Rooy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Granger thows a leg kick but Van Rooy checks it
and Van Rooy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Granger misses with a leg kick.
Granger scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Rooy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Granger swivels and escapes.
Granger misses with a body kick.
Van Rooy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Rooy scores with a head kick.
Van Rooy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Granger.
Granger throws a front kick aimed at Van Rooy's knee but Van Rooy avoids it well.
Granger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Granger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Rooy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Granger as he avoids it easily.
Van Rooy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Granger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Decent striking displayed by Granger there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Granger.
Granger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Granger scores with a body shot.
Granger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Granger as Van Rooy shoots in.
Granger throws a counter high kick but Van Rooy was just alert enough to avoid it.#T3#
Van Rooy shoots in for a takedown but Granger shows good takedown defense.
A counter left hand to the body from Granger misses its target.
Van Rooy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Granger.
Van Rooy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van Rooy dives in and grabs Granger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Granger pushes down on Van Rooy's head and hops out.
As Van Rooy backs away, Granger returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Granger as he connects with a hook.
Granger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Rooy moves away.
Van Rooy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Granger.
No luck for Van Rooy with that takedown attempt.
Van Rooy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Granger lands a head shot.
Granger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Rooy has time to react.
Granger avoids the head kick by Van Rooy. #T4#
Granger lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Granger lunges at Van Rooy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Rooy's hand.
Granger scores with a nice body kick.
Granger cracks Van Rooy with a good jab.
Granger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Rooy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Van Rooy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Granger to counter with a crisp jab.
Granger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Granger fails to land with a series of punches.
Granger lands a jab.
Granger is looking to chop away at Van Rooy's legs.
Granger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Rooy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Granger dominated that round.
That's time! Granger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
A decent looking body kick lands there for Granger.
Granger just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy darts in looking for a takedown but Granger gets double underhooks and turns Van Rooy into the cage.
Van Rooy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Rooy slips a jab from Granger.#TD2#
Van Rooy scores with a takedown into Granger's guard.
Granger keeping moving, preventing Van Rooy from controlling successfully.
Granger has his hands on Van Rooy's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T1#
Van Rooy distracts Granger with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Granger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Van Rooy.
Granger is trying to control the position but Van Rooy postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Granger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Van Rooy wants to improve his position but Granger is controlling well.
Van Rooy is looking to control Granger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Van Rooy avoid being mounted?
Granger is taking a breather. Van Rooy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2##SU#
Granger stands up from half guard.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Granger 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 Van Rooy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van Rooy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Van Rooy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Granger as he avoids it easily.
As Van Rooy backs away, Granger returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Van Rooy avoids the head kick by Granger.
Van Rooy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Granger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Granger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Rooy manages to avoid it.
Van Rooy checks a low kick from Granger.
As Granger backs off Van Rooy throws a huge counter combo but Granger manages to avoid it all.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van Rooy.
Frank Granger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Van Rooy.
A good leg kick by Granger.
Frank Granger is winning the standup battle so far.
Granger throws a right hand that misses
and Van Rooy counters with a two punch combo. #T3#
Van Rooy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Rooy shoots in looking for a takedown. Granger tries to sprawl out of it but Van Rooy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Granger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Van Rooy wants to clinch up but Granger keeps it at a distance.
Granger throwing a counter right hand but Van Rooy manages to avoid it.
Granger throws a nice head kick!
Granger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Granger throws a sloppy head kick and Van Rooy moves out of range easily.
Granger throws a sloppy body shot
and Van Rooy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Granger thinking.
Granger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Granger.
Van Rooy moves in looking to clinch but Granger pushes him off.
Van Rooy closes the distance and clinches up with Granger, looking for a takedown. Van Rooy pushes Granger against the cage but Granger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Granger throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T4#
Granger lands a nice hook to Van Rooy's body. Van Rooy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Granger misses with a body shot.
Van Rooy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Granger throws a hook but Van Rooy blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Granger throws a hook but Van Rooy blocks it.
Van Rooy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Albert Van Rooy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Rooy fails with a takedown attempt.
Van Rooy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granger.
Granger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Rooy can do to turn this around?
Van Rooy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Van Rooy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Granger counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Rooy is breathing heavily.
Granger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Granger just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Granger defends it well.
Granger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Rooy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Granger dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Granger thumps Van Rooy with a low kick.
Granger misses the shot to the body.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Rooy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Rooy checks a leg kick.
Granger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Rooy doesn't seem bothered though.
Granger keeps the fight on the outside.
Granger lands with a good body shot.
Granger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Rooy.
Granger connects with a body shot that sends Van Rooy's belly button to the back.
Granger is looking to wear down Van Rooy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Granger tries a low kick but Van Rooy avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Granger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Rooy with the counter takedown but Granger avoids it easily.
Granger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Granger slaps away a takedown attempt from Van Rooy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Van Rooy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
A low kick from Granger is predictable there
and Van Rooy counters with a nice body kick.
Granger misses with the combination.
Van Rooy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granger.
A solid leg kick lands there for Granger.
Granger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Granger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Rooy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Van Rooy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Van Rooy tries to clinch but Granger moves out of range.
Van Rooy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick misses from Granger.
Granger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Granger misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Granger. #T2#
Granger cracks Van Rooy with an open hand slap.
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!
Granger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As Granger backs off Van Rooy throws a huge counter combo but Granger manages to avoid it all.
Van Rooy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Rooy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Granger misses the shot to the body.
Granger throws a low kick but Van Rooy moves out of range easily.
Granger throws out a leg kick but Van Rooy moves out of range and Granger only half commits.
Van Rooy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Rooy fails with a takedown attempt.
Van Rooy shoots for a takedown but Granger saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Frank Granger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Van Rooy.
Van Rooy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Granger as he avoids it easily.
Van Rooy blocks a head kick by Granger.
Van Rooy fails to land the takedown.#T3#
Van Rooy avoids the head kick by Granger.
Granger sets himself, and Van Rooy steps forward looking for the clinch! Granger avoids it this time.
A punch lands to the side of Van Rooy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Frank Granger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Granger lands a head kick. Van Rooy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A decent looking cross lands there for Granger.
Van Rooy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Granger.
Albert Van Rooy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Granger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Rooy throws a head kick but Granger moves out of range. #CL2#
Van Rooy darts in and clinches Granger up against the cage.#BC#
Granger manages to break the clinch.
Granger throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Van Rooy.
Granger lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Rooy fails to land the takedown.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Granger throws a body kick that misses.
Van Rooy wants to counter the offense by Granger and move into the clinch position.
Granger lands a front kick.
Van Rooy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Van Rooy wants to clinch but Granger slips to the side
and Granger counters with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tries to clinch but Granger is having none of it.
Granger connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Rooy wants to clinch.
Granger lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Rooy off the cage and back into range.
Granger throws a head kick but Van Rooy moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Granger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Granger, 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Granger!

In his post fight interview, Frank Granger started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

 

Event: ICS 43     
Date:   Jul 05, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortier lands with a slapping head kick. #CUT#It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Fortier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Van Rooy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fortier throws out the jab.
Fortier throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy throws an overhand right that lands on Fortier's shoulder, as Fortier tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Fortier wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fortier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fortier throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Rooy counters with an outside leg kick.
Fortier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Rooy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fortier misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Van Rooy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Rooy takes a swing at Fortier's ribcage but misses.
Van Rooy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fortier throws a big shot that misses.
Van Rooy feints a counter leg kick.
Jab, jab by Fortier - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fortier misses with an uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Van Rooy blocks the low kick.
Nice defenses there by Fortier.
A big left from Van Rooy misses. #T1#
Van Rooy checks a low kick from Fortier.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fortier.
Van Rooy tries to clinch but Fortier moves out of range.
Fortier lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Rooy's sensitive parts.
Fortier misses with a straight right.
Van Rooy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fortier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Rooy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fortier lands a lovely overhand right.
Van Rooy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fortier is looking to land body kicks.
It seemed like Van Rooy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fortier misses with an uppercut
and Van Rooy counters with a good low kick that Fortier was not able to check.
Fortier lands a body shot.
Van Rooy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fortier.
Fortier throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Rooy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortier tests Van Rooy's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T2#
Van Rooy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fortier connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Rooy throws a lazy uppercut
and Fortier counters with a good, hard body kick but Van Rooy shrugs it off.
A big right from Fortier misses.
Van Rooy takes one to the side of the head. #KD#
Fortier drops Van Rooy with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Van Rooy looks back up at him and smiles so Fortier waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fortier digs a good body shot into Van Rooy's ribs.
Fortier paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#KD#
Fortier cracks Van Rooy with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Fortier has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Van Rooy to stand back up!#ROC#Van Rooy is rocked!
Fortier closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Van Rooy! Fortier dives in looking to finish! Van Rooy is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samson Fortier!
A victorious Samson Fortier thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: ICS 39     
Date:   Jun 14, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daley misses with an uppercut.
Van Rooy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Rooy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Rooy looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Daley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Daley misses.
Van Rooy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Van Rooy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Rooy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Daley with the inside leg kick.
Daley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Daley takes a swing at Van Rooy's ribcage but misses.
Daley backing away here, and Van Rooy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Van Rooy misses with a wild body shot.
Daley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Rooy's hands.#CUT#It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Rooy scores with a nice right hand.
Daley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Rooy throws a body kick that misses
and Daley counters with a slapping leg kick. #T1#
Daley looks to land a right hand but Van Rooy moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Van Rooy there.#CUT2#It looks like Conor Daley has been cut.#CL2#
Van Rooy moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Daley - that landed with a thud.
Daley blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Daley controls his hands.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daley struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rooy controls his hands.
Daley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daley lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Rooy.
Daley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy presses Daley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Rooy misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rooy lands a nice shot to the body.
Daley is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Van Rooy.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Rooy. #T2#
A left hand lands to the body for Van Rooy.
Daley blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy working aggressively here.
Van Rooy lands a hook that snaps the head of Daley backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daley misses with some punches.
Daley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Rooy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Rooy has a couple of punches blocked by Daley.
Daley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Rooy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daley lands a nice uppercut.
Daley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daley scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T3#
Daley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Rooy tries to work over Daley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy lands a nice uppercut.
Van Rooy tries to circle away but Daley has him pinned against the cage.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Rooy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Rooy lands a left hand.
Van Rooy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Rooy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Daley.
Daley swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Daley blocks it.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Daley blocks it. #T4#
Van Rooy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Rooy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rooy throws a punch but it's blocked by Daley.
Daley blocking some punches.
Van Rooy tries to work over Daley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Daley avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
Daley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Rooy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Rooy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daley lands with a light punch inside.
Daley misses with the head strike.
Daley struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rooy controls his hands.
Van Rooy has a couple of punches blocked by Daley.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Daley fails to land.
Nice body punch from Daley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Rooy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rooy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Van Rooy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Van Rooy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL2#
Van Rooy clinches with his opponent.
Van Rooy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Daley controls his hands.
Daley gets through Van Rooy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Van Rooy tries to work over Daley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Daley misses with a punch on the inside.
Daley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Rooy's elbow.
Daley scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Daley misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daley's elbow.
Daley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daley blocks a body shot from Van Rooy. #T1#
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Daley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Daley blocks it.
Daley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Daley tries to throw a body punch but Van Rooy avoids it by throwing Daley back against the cage.
Daley misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rooy blocks an uppercut.
Van Rooy wants to get back to striking at distance but Daley won't allow it.
Van Rooy blocks an uppercut.
Daley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Van Rooy.
Daley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Daley struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rooy controls his hands.
Van Rooy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Daley lands an uppercut.
Daley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Daley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Rooy misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Van Rooy lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daley misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Rooy blocks a body shot from Daley. #BC2#
Van Rooy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daley thows a leg kick but Van Rooy checks it
and Van Rooy counters with a straight right hand.
Van Rooy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Rooy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Daley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Rooy at a distance.
Van Rooy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Daley misses with an uppercut
and Van Rooy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Daley takes one to the chin there.
Nice defenses there by Daley.#T3#
Daley cracks Van Rooy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Rooy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Rooy doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Rooy scores with a nice head shot.
Van Rooy tries to clinch but Daley moves out of range.
Daley misses the shot to the body.
Daley lunges at Van Rooy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Rooy's hand.
A punch combination from Daley misses.
Van Rooy replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Daley blocks it well.
Daley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Rooy.
Van Rooy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Daley.
Daley looks to throw the jab but Van Rooy is out of range.
Van Rooy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Van Rooy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Daley misses the target.#T4#
Daley swings for the body but Van Rooy moves out of range.
Van Rooy throws a hook but Daley blocks it.
Van Rooy takes a swing at Daley's ribcage but misses.
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!
Daley throws a right hand that misses
and Van Rooy counters with a straight right hand.
Daley throws a right hand that misses
and Van Rooy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Van Rooy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Daley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Daley throws a front kick aimed at Van Rooy's knee but Van Rooy avoids it well.
Daley jabs Van Rooy right on the nose. Van Rooy blinks but takes it well.
Van Rooy staying out of range there.
Van Rooy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Daley throws out a loose jab but Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Conor Daley will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Van Rooy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daley manages to avoid it.
Daley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Daley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Rooy blocks a jab.
Van Rooy throws a hook but Daley avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daley. Van Rooy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Van Rooy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Rooy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Daley is out of range and Van Rooy settles back down.
Van Rooy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daley staying out of range there.
Daley appears to be looking for a big counter.
Van Rooy's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Rooy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van Rooy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daley.
Daley backing away here, and Van Rooy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Daley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T1#
Daley tests Van Rooy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Rooy takes a swing at Daley's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Daley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Van Rooy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Daley counters with a good low kick that Van Rooy was not able to check.
Conor Daley is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Rooy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Rooy looks to throw the jab but Daley is out of range.
Daley cracks a nice hook into Van Rooy's ribs.
Daley throws a jab when Van Rooy was well out of range.
Daley just misses with a punch to the body.
Daley defending well as Van Rooy loads up on a big left hand.
Daley dodges the punch combination from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands with a good body shot.#T2#
Van Rooy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Daley checks it well.
Daley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Rooy.
Daley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Daley.
Van Rooy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daley.
Daley is looking to score with low kicks.
Conor Daley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Rooy slips a jab from Daley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daley punishes Van Rooy's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Rooy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Daley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Rooy manages to avoid it.#T3#
Daley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Daley avoids the head kick by Van Rooy.
Daley throws a big shot that misses.
Van Rooy misses with an uppercut. Daley saw that one coming.
Daley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Daley ducks under a wild hook from Van Rooy.
Daley misses with a hook. Van Rooy ducked under it nicely.
Van Rooy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Daley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Daley swings widly with a right hand
and Van Rooy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Daley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Van Rooy throws a jab when Daley was well out of range.#T4#
Van Rooy slips a straight right by Daley.
A low kick from Daley misses
and Van Rooy counters with a stiff right hand.
Daley throws a shot from downtown. Van Rooy moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Rooy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Daley throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Rooy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Daley tries to score with a low kick but Van Rooy moves his leg out of the way.
Daley with a nice cross.
Nice jab there from Daley.
Daley ducks under a wild hook from Van Rooy.
Daley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Rooy.
Daley connects with an inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Conor Daley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Daley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor Daley!

After winning the bout, Conor Daley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: ICS 33     
Date:   May 24, 2020
#R1#
Van Rooy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Martinyuk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Rooy misses the target.
Martinyuk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Rooy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Rooy throws a right hand that misses
and Van Rooy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Martinyuk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Rooy.
Martinyuk throws a counter high kick but Van Rooy was just alert enough to avoid it.
Van Rooy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Martinyuk went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Van Rooy lands with a hook. Martinyuk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinyuk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Rooy lands with a hook. Martinyuk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Martinyuk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T1#
Decent striking displayed by Van Rooy there.
Martinyuk has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Martinyuk misses with a hook. Van Rooy ducked under it nicely.
Van Rooy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martinyuk is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Rooy.
Martinyuk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Martinyuk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Rooy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martinyuk. That did some damage!
Martinyuk sizes up Van Rooy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Martinyuk lands a head shot.#T2#
Martinyuk looks to throw the jab but Van Rooy is out of range.
Van Rooy's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Rooy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van Rooy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Albert Van Rooy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Rooy looks to clinch
and Martinyuk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Rooy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martinyuk lands the left hand.
Martinyuk throws a body shot but no joy.
Martinyuk throws a hook to the side of Van Rooy's head but Van Rooy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Rooy takes one to the chin there.#T3#
Van Rooy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinyuk manages to avoid it.
Martinyuk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Rooy misses with a body kick.
Van Rooy misses with a looping left.
Martinyuk cracks a nice hook into Van Rooy's ribs.
Martinyuk misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Van Rooy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Rooy lands a jab to the head.
Martinyuk throws a hook but Van Rooy avoids it easily.
Van Rooy just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinyuk swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T4#
Van Rooy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Rooy lands a jab to Martinyuk's midsection.
Van Rooy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martinyuk throws out the jab.
Van Rooy scores with a kick to the body.
Martinyuk throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Rooy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Martinyuk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Rooy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Martinyuk in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Rooy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Martinyuk is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Van Rooy digs a good hook to Martinyuk's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Albert Van Rooy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Nice body kick from Van Rooy.
Martinyuk needs to keep his hands up - Van Rooy had a free shot at his head there.
Martinyuk misses with a hook. Van Rooy ducked under it nicely.
A head kick by Van Rooy misses
letting Martinyuk counter with a right hand.
Martinyuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Rooy moves away.
Van Rooy lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinyuk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Rooy doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Rooy just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Martinyuk misses the target.
Van Rooy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martinyuk.#T1#
Martinyuk jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Martinyuk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Rooy blocks a jab.
A big right from Martinyuk misses.
Martinyuk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Rooy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Rooy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinyuk.
Martinyuk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martinyuk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Van Rooy.#ROC2#
Martinyuk is rocked!#T2#
Martinyuk misses the shot to the body.
Oh Martinyuk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martinyuk gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Albert Van Rooy!

 

Event: ICS 25     
Date:   Apr 19, 2020
#R1#
Laine lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Laine throws the left hand but Van Rooy avoids the punch easily.
Van Rooy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Van Rooy throws a hook but Laine avoids it easily.
Van Rooy tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Rooy throws out a loose jab but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rooy missing with a left hand there. Laine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Laine counters with a quick kick to the body but Van Rooy blocks it.
Van Rooy slips under a jab from Laine.
A big right from Van Rooy misses.
Van Rooy misses with a hook. Laine ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy body kick from Laine
and Van Rooy counters with a right hand to the body.
The fighters circling - Van Rooy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Rooy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
Van Rooy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laine sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T1#
Laine connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Rooy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Laine does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Van Rooy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Van Rooy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Laine.
Van Rooy misses with a right hand
and Laine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laine misses with an uppercut. Van Rooy saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Van Rooy misses.
Van Rooy ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
A jab lands there for Laine.
Laine connects with a solid leg kick. #T2#
Laine scores with a jab to the head.
Van Rooy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Laine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Rooy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laine slips under a jab from Van Rooy.
It looked like Laine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Laine checks the leg kick.
Laine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Rooy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Laine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Rooy flicks out a counter leg kick but Laine steps away.
Van Rooy thuds a left hand into Laine's body.
Van Rooy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Rooy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Van Rooy with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T3#
Laine connects with a leg kick. Van Rooy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van Rooy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laine.
A low kick from Laine misses
and Van Rooy counters with a straight right hand.
Van Rooy looks to land a right hand but Laine moved out of range.
Laine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Rooy 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 Laine has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Laine and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Van Rooy avoids the head kick by Laine.
Van Rooy connects with the punch.
Van Rooy throws a jab but it's blocked by Laine.
Van Rooy throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Laine.#T4#
Laine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #CUT#
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Laine misses with a body shot
and Van Rooy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Rooy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Laine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Rooy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Laine connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Van Rooy.
Laine swings widly with a right hand
and Van Rooy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Rooy ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
Laine moves away from the strike by Van Rooy.
Laine throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Oulu Laine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Laine throws a push kick but Van Rooy slaps the foot to one side.
Laine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Rooy throws a leg kick but Laine checks it.
Laine throws a counter high kick but Van Rooy was just alert enough to avoid it.
Laine swinging wildly here.
Laine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Rooy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Rooy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice body kick there by Laine.
Van Rooy avoids the body shot from Laine. #T1#
Van Rooy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Laine misses with a low kick as Van Rooy jumps back.
Laine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Rooy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Rooy blocks a leg kick.
Van Rooy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Laine avoids the body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Laine counter with a right hand.
Oulu Laine is winning the standup battle so far.
Laine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Rooy.
Laine went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Van Rooy lands a high kick!
Van Rooy's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Rooy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T2#
Van Rooy misses with a looping right.
Van Rooy lands a nice shot that snaps Laine's head back.
Laine misses with the body kick
and Van Rooy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Laine is predictable there
enabling Van Rooy to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Rooy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Van Rooy looks to throw the jab but Laine is out of range.
Van Rooy misses with an uppercut.
Laine is looking to counter punch.
Laine throws a wild body kick that Van Rooy sees coming a mile off.
Laine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Rooy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T3#
Van Rooy looks to throw the jab but Laine is out of range.
Laine scores with a nice body kick.
Van Rooy misses with a looping left.
Van Rooy misses with a hook
and Laine counters with a solid body kick.
Van Rooy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Rooy connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Rooy tries to move into range but Laine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Van Rooy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laine at a distance.
Laine checks a leg kick nicely.
Laine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T4#
Laine throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Rooy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Rooy throws a hook but Laine blocks it.
Laine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Rooy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Laine's knee momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine throws a leg kick which misses Van Rooy's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Rooy tries to avoid it.
Laine lands with a nice body kick.
Van Rooy misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Laine misses the target.
Laine throws a series of strikes that have Van Rooy backpedaling.
Van Rooy scores with a jab to the body.
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 Oulu Laine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
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!
#R3#
Laine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Rooy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Laine explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Laine. Van Rooy shrugs it off though.
Laine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Rooy cracks Laine with an open hand slap.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Rooy is just out of range.
Laine throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Laine throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Van Rooy moves out of range as Laine throws a body kick.
A big left from Van Rooy misses.
Laine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Laine checks a leg kick.
Van Rooy swings widly with a right hand
and Laine counters with a straight right hand.
Van Rooy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Rooy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laine doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Rooy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Laine.
Van Rooy throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Laine counter with a right hand.
Laine throws a leg kick but Van Rooy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Rooy. #T2#
Laine tries a head kick but it misses.
Laine misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Rooy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Laine misses with a looping right.
Laine throws the left hand but Van Rooy avoids the punch easily.
Van Rooy misses with a body shot.
Laine is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Van Rooy on the wrong end of a kick 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!
Van Rooy gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T3#
Laine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Rooy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Van Rooy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy.
Albert Van Rooy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Rooy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Rooy avoids the head kick by Laine.
Van Rooy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Rooy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Van Rooy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Rooy misses with a hook.
Laine punishes Van Rooy's body with a nice straight punch.
Laine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laine with a hook.
Van Rooy swings for the body but Laine moves out of range.
Laine lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Rooy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A countering left hand to the body from Van Rooy misses.
Laine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Rooy flicks out a counter leg kick but Laine steps away.
Van Rooy lands a nice looking body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oulu Laine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laine 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oulu Laine!

Oulu Laine decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

 

Event: ICS 18     
Date:   Mar 29, 2020
#R1#
Van Rooy misses with a hook. Johansson ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Johansson misses the target.
Van Rooy throws a leg kick that misses.
Johansson looks to throw the jab but Van Rooy is out of range.
Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johansson.
Van Rooy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johansson moves away from the strike by Van Rooy.
Johansson missing with a left hand there. Van Rooy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Rooy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Van Rooy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johansson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Van Rooy pushes Johansson up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Van Rooy blocking some punches. #BC#
Johansson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johansson takes a jab right on the kisser. #T1#
Johansson misses the shot to the body.
Van Rooy slips under a jab from Johansson.
Van Rooy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johansson moves away.
Van Rooy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Rooy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johansson throwing a counter right hand but Van Rooy manages to avoid it.
Van Rooy moves out of range of the strikes.
Johansson lands a jab.#CL2#
Van Rooy moves into range and clinches up with Johansson.
A short right from Johansson on the inside. #BC#
Johansson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Van Rooy rushes Johansson and presses him up against the cage.#T2#
A hook to the body from Van Rooy. #BC#
Johansson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Rooy scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johansson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Van Rooy counters with a nice uppercut.
Johansson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Rooy throws an overhand right that lands on Johansson's shoulder, as Johansson tries to avoid the shot.
Johansson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Rooy throws a head kick that misses.
Johansson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Johansson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johansson throws a hook but Van Rooy blocks it.
Van Rooy throws out a counter right but Johansson avoids it with no problem.
Van Rooy staying out of range there.
Van Rooy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Van Rooy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Rooy.#T3#
Johansson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Johansson.
Van Rooy throws out a counter right but Johansson avoids it with no problem.
Van Rooy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Van Rooy does it's job there.
Johansson missing with a left hand there. Van Rooy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Rooy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Rooy. Johansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johansson throws a looping overhand right but Van Rooy ducks down to avoid it.
Johansson looks to land a right hand but Van Rooy moved out of range.
Van Rooy shapes to counter with a head kick.
Van Rooy misses with an uppercut. Johansson saw that one coming.
Van Rooy avoids a punch combination nicely. #T4#
Van Rooy blocks a head kick by Johansson.
Van Rooy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Van Rooy tries to clinch but Johansson is having none of it.
Van Rooy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johansson ducks under a wild hook from Van Rooy.
Johansson misses with an uppercut. Van Rooy saw that one coming.
Johansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johansson throws the left hand but Van Rooy avoids the punch easily.
Johansson throws a right hand that misses
and Van Rooy counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Rooy moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Rooy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Johansson with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Van Rooy dominated that round.
That's time! Johansson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Van Rooy lands with a kick to the temple. Johansson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A looping hook to the body misses from Johansson. Van Rooy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johansson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Van Rooy looks for the body kick but Johansson saw that one coming.
Johansson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johansson throws a big shot that misses.
Johansson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Rooy finds it's way round the side to connect with Johansson's head.
Van Rooy scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johansson.
Johansson throws a shot from downtown. Van Rooy moves away and avoids it.
Van Rooy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Rooy throws a head kick but Johansson moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Johansson misses
and Van Rooy counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#
It looks like Kristian Johansson has been cut.#T1#
Van Rooy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johansson doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Rooy moves away from the strike by Johansson.
Van Rooy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johansson misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Rooy counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Rooy tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Johansson.
Van Rooy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johansson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice side step and Van Rooy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Van Rooy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johansson.
A little feinted left hand from Johansson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johansson moves away from the strike by Van Rooy. #T2#
Johansson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Rooy doesn't seem bothered though.
Johansson lands with a cross.
Johansson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick by Johansson misses
and Van Rooy counters with a right hand to the body.
Albert Van Rooy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johansson looks to throw the jab but Van Rooy is out of range.
Van Rooy lunges at Johansson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johansson's hand.
Johansson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Rooy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Johansson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johansson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Rooy.#T3#
A cross from Van Rooy lands.
Van Rooy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johansson.
Johansson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johansson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Rooy throws a right and a left that Johansson avoids nicely.
Van Rooy moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Rooy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Johansson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Rooy wants to clinch up but Johansson keeps it at a distance.
Johansson is looking for a counter combo.
Van Rooy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Van Rooy lands a body shot.
Johansson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T4#
Johansson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Rooy manages to avoid it.
Van Rooy dips to his left and cracks Johansson with an uppercut!
Van Rooy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crack! A monster head kick from Van Rooy and Johansson falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Van Rooy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Albert Van Rooy!

 

Event: ICS 13     
Date:   Mar 08, 2020
#R1#
Brakeley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brakeley staying out of range there.
Brakeley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brakeley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Rooy moves away.
Van Rooy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good work by Van Rooy as he checks the leg kick.
Van Rooy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brakeley.
Brakeley swinging wildly here.
Van Rooy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Brakeley misses the target.
Brakeley backing away here, and Van Rooy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brakeley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Rooy. That did some damage!
Van Rooy misses with a looping left.
Van Rooy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Brakeley throws a right hand that misses
and Van Rooy counters with a straight right hand.
Brakeley throws a chopping leg kick but Van Rooy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Michael Brakeley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brakeley lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Rooy off the cage and back into range.#T1#
Van Rooy moves out of range as Brakeley throws a body kick.
Van Rooy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brakeley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy throws a body punch but Brakeley moves out of range.
Van Rooy lands with a nice body punch.
Van Rooy misses with a straight left.
Brakeley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brakeley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brakeley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brakeley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van Rooy counters with a thumping low kick.
Van Rooy swings for the body but Brakeley moves out of range.
Brakeley throwing a counter right hand but Van Rooy manages to avoid it.
Brakeley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Rooy throws a low kick, looking for Brakeley's leg but Brakeley calmly moves out of range.
Van Rooy doesn't manage to clinch there - Brakeley circles away.
Brakeley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Rooy. Van Rooy obviously looking to wear him down. #T2#
Brakeley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Van Rooy throws a low kick but Brakeley moves out of range easily.
Van Rooy moves out of range of the body kick.
Van Rooy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brakeley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Rooy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Rooy takes one on the button.
A good leg kick by Brakeley.
Brakeley scores with a jab. Van Rooy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Van Rooy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brakeley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Rooy moves away.
Brakeley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brakeley looks to land a combination but Van Rooy avoids it well.
Van Rooy lands a front kick.
Brakeley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Rooy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brakeley looks to land a left hand but Van Rooy moved out of range nicely.#T3#
Brakeley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Rooy's head backwards.
Brakeley throws a right hand that Van Rooy ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Rooy also avoids with ease.
That kick from Brakeley tenderised Van Rooy's leg. Van Rooy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brakeley throws a leg kick but Van Rooy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brakeley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brakeley scores with the left hand. Van Rooy knows he should have avoided that one.
Van Rooy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brakeley throws out a loose jab but Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brakeley looks to throw the jab but Van Rooy is out of range.
Brakeley misses with the body kick
and Van Rooy counters with a left to the body.
Van Rooy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Rooy there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Brakeley misses.
Van Rooy scores with a leg kick. #CL2#
Van Rooy closes the distance and clinches. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brakeley blocks an uppercut.
Brakeley prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy is leaning against Brakeley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brakeley is breathing heavily.
Van Rooy lands a body shot.
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Brakeley avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
Van Rooy lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Rooy lands a body punch.
Van Rooy lands with a right to the head.
Van Rooy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Van Rooy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Van Rooy digs a right hand underneath Brakeley's ribcage. Brakeley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Rooy lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Van Rooy.
Brakeley prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rooy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Rooy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brakeley backwards.
Van Rooy works on Brakeley's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Rooy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Michael Brakeley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Van Rooy throws a body shot but no joy.
Brakeley with a hook.
Van Rooy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brakeley keeps the fight on the outside.
Brakeley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brakeley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Rooy.
Brakeley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brakeley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Van Rooy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Rooy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brakeley rather than just go for the knockout.
Van Rooy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brakeley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Van Rooy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#CL2#
Van Rooy forces Brakeley back against the cage and clinches.
Van Rooy lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1##BC2#
Van Rooy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Rooy is looking to slow Brakeley down with leg kicks.
Brakeley throws a leg kick that is checked#KD2#
and Van Rooy counters with a nice right hand that sends Brakeley toppling to the canvas! Brakeley scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Van Rooy finish him?!#ROC2#
Brakeley is rocked!
Van Rooy scores with a body shot.
Oh Brakeley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brakeley misses with a looping left.
Van Rooy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#KD2#
Van Rooy cracks Brakeley with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Brakeley looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Van Rooy finish him?
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!
Brakeley switches off momentarily and Van Rooy cracks him with a monster right hand! Brakeley topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Van Rooy dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Van Rooy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Albert Van Rooy!

 

Event: EMP Piano vs Tower 3     
Date:   Feb 16, 2020
#R1#
Van Rooy misses with a wild body shot.
Pearson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Van Rooy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pearson connects with a leg kick. Van Rooy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pearson scores with a nice right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Van Rooy dodges the punch combination from Pearson.
Pearson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVan Rooy.
Pearson loads up on a big right hand but Van Rooy slips the punch.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pearson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Rooy. Pearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Rooy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Rooy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Pearson misses.
Pearson throws a jab when Van Rooy was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Pearson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Rooy throws out a loose jab but Pearson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rooy looks to score with a jab to the body but Pearson is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson misses with a hook.#T1#
Van Rooy ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Pearson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Van Rooy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pearson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pearson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Rooy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pearson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Van Rooy.
Pearson throws a front kick that sends Van Rooy stumbling back into the cage.
Van Rooy misses with a hook.
Pearson scores with a kick to the midsection.
James Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Rooy looks winded!
Van Rooy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pearson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van Rooy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pearson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Rooy is able to avoid easily.
Pearson looks for the body kick but Van Rooy saw that one coming.
Van Rooy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section. #T2#
Van Rooy moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Rooy checks a leg kick.
Van Rooy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Van Rooy looks for the body kick but Pearson saw that one coming.
Van Rooy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pearson can pounce on him.
You can see that Van Rooy has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Jab from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick from Pearson is predictable there
and Van Rooy counters with a nice leg kick.
Pearson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van Rooy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Rooy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Rooy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Rooy thuds his shin into the meat of Pearson's side.
Nice body punch from Pearson.
Pearson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #T3#
Van Rooy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Van Rooy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pearson counters with an inside leg kick.
Pearson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Rooy.
Van Rooy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pearson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Rooy was well out of range. Poor timing from Pearson.
Van Rooy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Rooy misses with an uppercut.
Van Rooy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van Rooy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pearson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Rooy in his tracks.
Pearson swings for the body but Van Rooy moves out of range.
Pearson misses with a low kick.
Pearson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pearson walks into a straight right hand from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy swings for the body but Pearson moves out of range. #T4#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pearson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Rooy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pearson.
Pearson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Rooy.
Pearson staying out of range there.
Van Rooy misses with a body kick.
Van Rooy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pearson.
Van Rooy ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
A big right from Pearson misses.
Pearson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pearson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Rooy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pearson.
Pearson connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Rooy takes a swing at Pearson's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Pearson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Pearson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Rooy.
Pearson throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Rooy avoids the head kick by Pearson.
Van Rooy throws a counter combo.
A clash of legs there as Van Rooy blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Pearson misses its intended target.
Van Rooy avoids the body shot from Pearson.
Pearson misses with an uppercut
and Van Rooy counters with a straight right hand.
James Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Rooy throws a leg kick which misses Pearson's front leg but catches the back leg as Pearson tries to avoid it.
Pearson throws a hook to the side of Van Rooy's head but Van Rooy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Rooy lands with an uppercut that bounces Pearson off the cage and back into range.
Pearson wants to slow Van Rooy down by chopping away at his legs.
Van Rooy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pearson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Rooy can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pearson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy throws a leg kick but Pearson moved away.
Pearson scores with a jab. Van Rooy acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T1#
Pearson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A right-left combo lands from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a leg kick
enabling Van Rooy to counter with a crisp jab.
Pearson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Rooy is able to avoid easily.
Pearson throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Rooy.
Pearson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Van Rooy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pearson misses with a looping right.
Pearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Rooy takes one to the side of the head.
Pearson throws a chopping leg kick but Van Rooy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pearson throws an off balance right hand
and Van Rooy counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson misses with a kick to the body.
Van Rooy throws a fast counter high kick but Pearson manages to duck under it in time.
Pearson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Rooy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T2#
Pearson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Rooy.
Pearson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pearson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Rooy. That did some damage!
Van Rooy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pearson's sensitive parts.
Pearson lands a leg kick that knocks Van Rooy off balance momentarily.
Van Rooy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pearson checks it well.
A swing and a miss from Pearson.
A good leg kick by Pearson.
Pearson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pearson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pearson throws a lazy right hand but Van Rooy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Rooy loads up on a big right hand but Pearson slips the punch.
Pearson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Rooy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pearson lands a nice shot to the body. #T3#
A telegraphed right hand from Pearson misses the target.
Pearson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Rooy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Rooy throws out a leg kick but Pearson moves out of range and Van Rooy only half commits.
Pearson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pearson defending well as Van Rooy loads up on a big left hand.
Pearson misses with a left hand
and Pearson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Pearson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pearson throws a low kick but Van Rooy moves out of range easily.
Pearson cracks Van Rooy with a good jab.#CUT#
That has opened up Albert Van Rooy's cut even more.
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pearson throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Rooy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Rooy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Van Rooy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pearson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Van Rooy misses.#T4#
Pearson lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Van Rooy out cold! Van Rooy is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Pearson!
During a confident post fight interview, James Pearson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: EMP Verygood vs Jaroslav 2     
Date:   Jan 26, 2020
#R1#
Van Rooy tries to work over Menshikov's front leg with a kick but Menshikov checks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Menshikov misses its target.
Menshikov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Rooy in his tracks.
Van Rooy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Menshikov missing with a left hand there. Van Rooy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Rooy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Menshikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Rooy throws a shot to the body.
Menshikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Rooy was well out of range. Poor timing from Menshikov.
Van Rooy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Van Rooy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Rooy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Van Rooy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Van Rooy throws a leg kick but Menshikov checks it.
Van Rooy with a hook.
Van Rooy looks to throw the jab but Menshikov is out of range.
Menshikov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Rooy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Menshikov misses.
A little jabbing left from Van Rooy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Menshikov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Menshikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T1#
Van Rooy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Menshikov.
Menshikov cracks Van Rooy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Menshikov moves in looking to clinch but Van Rooy pushes him off.
Van Rooy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Menshikov.
Menshikov throws a jab when Van Rooy was well out of range.
Van Rooy slips a straight right by Menshikov.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Rooy, as that shot connected.
Maxim Menshikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Menshikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Rooy.
Menshikov scores with a body shot.
Van Rooy scores with a leg kick.
Menshikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Rooy.
Some wild striking there from Menshikov.
Menshikov works the jab nicely.
Menshikov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Rooy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T2#
Menshikov blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Menshikov swings for the body but Van Rooy moves out of range.
Menshikov misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice body kick there by Van Rooy.
The fighters circling - Menshikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Menshikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Rooy.
Menshikov throws a right and a left that Van Rooy avoids nicely.
Van Rooy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Menshikov lands a slapping body shot.
Menshikov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Rooys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Van Rooy tries to work over Menshikov's front leg with a kick but Menshikov checks it.
Menshikov tries to clinch but Van Rooy is having none of it.
Menshikov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Menshikov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Menshikov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T3#
Van Rooy walks into a left hand.
Van Rooy slips under a jab from Menshikov.
Menshikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Rooy.
Menshikov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Menshikov is looking to clinch but Van Rooy is avoiding it.
Van Rooy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Menshikov just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Van Rooy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Rooy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Menshikov.
Menshikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Rooy.
Van Rooy avoids the body shot from Menshikov.
A swing and a miss from Menshikov.
Van Rooy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Menshikov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A swing and a miss from Van Rooy.
Menshikov throws a body shot but no joy.
Menshikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Van Rooy misses its intended target.
Menshikov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Rooy.#T4#
Crunch! Van Rooy slams his shin into Menshikov's torso.
Menshikov throws a right hand that misses
and Van Rooy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Menshikov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Rooy throws a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Menshikov. Those never looked like landing.
Van Rooy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Menshikov with a body shot.
A slow jab from Menshikov misses its intended target.
Van Rooy scores with a nice right hand.
Van Rooy avoids the body shot from Menshikov.
Menshikov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Rooy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Van Rooy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Menshikov backs up against the cage.
Menshikov connects with a right hand. Van Rooy shakes it off.
Van Rooy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Van Rooy misses
enabling Menshikov to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Rooy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Maxim Menshikov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Van Rooy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Menshikov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Menshikov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Van Rooy eats them both and turns towards Menshikov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CL2#
Menshikov tries to keep at a distance but Van Rooy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van Rooy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Menshikov.
Van Rooy blocks a body shot from Menshikov.
Our sources have told us that Menshikov has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Van Rooy blocks an uppercut.
Menshikov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Rooy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Menshikov has Van Rooy pushed against the cage.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Menshikov's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Menshikov.
Van Rooy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Menshikov misses with a punch on the inside. #T1##BC2#
Van Rooy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Decent striking displayed by Menshikov there.#CUT#
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Van Rooy ducks under a wild hook from Menshikov.
Van Rooy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Menshikov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Rooy counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Rooy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Rooy is looking to slow Menshikov down with leg kicks.
Menshikov throws a lazy right hand but Van Rooy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Rooy replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Menshikov blocks it well.
Menshikov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Menshikov avoids the head kick by Van Rooy.
Menshikov moves out of range of the leg kick from Van Rooy.
Menshikov tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Rooy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Menshikov.
Menshikov loads up on a big right hand but Van Rooy slips the punch.
Van Rooy misses with a low kick as Menshikov jumps back.
Menshikov misses with a hook to the body
and Van Rooy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Van Rooy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Albert Van Rooy seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T2#
Van Rooy lands a nice shot to the body.
Menshikov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Menshikov takes a swing at Van Rooy's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Van Rooy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Rooy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #CL2#
Van Rooy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Menshikov blocks an uppercut.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy can't find room to land a body shot as Menshikov controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Menshikov.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Menshikov.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Menshikov blocks it.
Menshikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Menshikov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Menshikov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Menshikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Rooy's elbow.
Albert Van Rooy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Menshikov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Rooys head. #T3##BC2#
Van Rooy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Menshikov misses with the combination.
Nice shot by Menshikov.
Menshikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Menshikov throws a body shot but no joy.
Menshikov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Menshikov.
Van Rooy wants to slow Menshikov down by chopping away at his legs.
Menshikov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Van Rooy counters with a body kick.
Van Rooy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Van Rooy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Menshikov blocks a jab.
Menshikov tries to clinch but Van Rooy is having none of it. #T4#
Van Rooy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Van Rooy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Menshikov.
Van Rooy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
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!
Menshikov takes one to the side of the head.
Van Rooy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Menshikov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Rooy.
Menshikov swinging wildly here.
Van Rooy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Menshikov connects with a crisp jab.
Menshikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Rooy moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Rooy.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Van Rooy. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Van Rooy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Menshikov throws a hook to the side of Van Rooy's head but Van Rooy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Menshikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Van Rooy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Menshikov misses with a looping left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Menshikov.
Van Rooy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Menshikov.
Van Rooy lands a jab to the nose.
Menshikov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Rooy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Menshikov really felt that one!
Menshikov throws a hook but Van Rooy avoids it easily.
A low kick from Van Rooy is predictable there
and Menshikov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Van Rooy thinking.
Van Rooy ducks right into an uppercut from Menshikov.
Menshikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Rooy.
Van Rooy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Menshikov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Menshikov misses the target.
Menshikov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Menshikov with a body shot.
Van Rooy connects with a crisp jab.
Menshikov misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Rooy counters with a low kick, right behind Menshikov 's knee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Menshikov blocks a leg kick.#T1#
Menshikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Rooy throws out the jab.
Van Rooy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Menshikov's head.
Van Rooy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Rooy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Menshikov. That did some damage!
Menshikov throws a body punch but Van Rooy moves out of range.
Menshikov is looking to clinch but Van Rooy is avoiding it.
Menshikov scores with a one two! Van Rooy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Rooy - that will leave a mark!
Van Rooy misses with a low kick.
Menshikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Menshikov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Menshikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Rooy throws a leg kick but Menshikov checks it.
Van Rooy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Menshikov's hands.#CL#
Menshikov clinches. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menshikov takes a shot to the head.
Van Rooy lands a hook that snaps the head of Menshikov backwards.
Menshikov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Van Rooy up against the cage.
Van Rooy lands with a short shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Menshikov has a couple of punches blocked by Van Rooy.
A nice left hand lands by Van Rooy.
Menshikov misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rooy lands with a right to the head.
Menshikov is trying to break free.
Van Rooy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Menshikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Menshikov misses with a body punch.
Menshikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Rooy's elbow.
A short right from Van Rooy on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rooy fails to land. #T3#
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Menshikov controls his hands.
Van Rooy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van Rooy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good body shot from Van Rooy.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rooy lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rooy fails to land.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rooy working aggressively here.
Van Rooy throws a punch but it's blocked by Menshikov.
Van Rooy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy can't find room to land a body shot as Menshikov controls the action.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch. #BC2#
Van Rooy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Menshikov.#T4#
Van Rooy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Menshikov misses with a looping left.
Van Rooy misses with a body kick.
Menshikov scores with a hook to the body. Van Rooy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Menshikov digs a good hook to Van Rooy's body.
Menshikov misses with a wild body shot.
Menshikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Rooy.
Menshikov misses with a hook.#CL#
Menshikov clinches up against the cage.
Menshikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Rooy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Menshikovs head.
Menshikov misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van Rooy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Menshikov is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Rooy has double underhooks.
Menshikov is trying to break the clinch but Van Rooy has him pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Van Rooy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Rooy 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Van Rooy!

 

Event: EMP Verygood vs Alcala     
Date:   Dec 29, 2019
#R1#
Van Rooy lands the left hand.
Murhaa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Rooy lands with a nice body kick.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Rooy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Murhaa backing away here, and Van Rooy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mike Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Rooy connects with a body shot.
Murhaa tries to clinch there but Van Rooy circles away.
Van Rooy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Murhaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Rooy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Van Rooy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murhaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Rooy.
Murhaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Rooy.
Murhaa tries to counter by clinching up but Van Rooy breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Van Rooy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murhaa misses with a looping right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Rooy.
Van Rooy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Van Rooy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
Murhaa is looking to wear down Van Rooy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#T1#
Murhaa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Van Rooy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Rooy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murhaa is out of range and Van Rooy settles back down.
Murhaa throws a hook but Van Rooy blocks it.
Murhaa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Rooy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Murhaa catches Van Rooy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy throws a low kick but Murhaa moves out of range easily.
Van Rooy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Rooy misses with a straight right.
Murhaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Rooy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murhaa wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Van Rooy lands a leg kick that knocks Murhaa off balance momentarily.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the body
and Van Rooy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Van Rooy moves out of range of the strikes.
Murhaa staying out of range there.
Murhaa moves in looking to clinch but Van Rooy pushes him off.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Rooy was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Van Rooy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Van Rooy moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa misses with a looping right.#CL#
Murhaa forces Van Rooy back against the cage and clinches.
Van Rooy pushes Murhaa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Rooy.
Murhaa is breathing heavily.
Van Rooy cracks Murhaa with a nice body shot.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Rooy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Van Rooy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rooy controls his hands.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Van Rooy avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the cage.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rooy can't find room to land a body shot as Murhaa controls the action.
Van Rooy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murhaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rooy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Rooy lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Van Rooy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murhaas head.
Van Rooy tries to work over Murhaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike.
Van Rooy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Rooy lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
A short right from Murhaa on the inside.
A short right from Van Rooy on the inside.
Murhaa lands with a left to the head. #T4#
Murhaa pushes Van Rooy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Rooy.
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Rooy.
Murhaa working aggressively here. #BC2#
Van Rooy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Murhaa closes the distance and clinches.
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murhaa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Rooy prevents a body shot from Murhaa.
Van Rooy tries to work over Murhaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
Murhaa lands an uppercut.
Van Rooy digs a right hand underneath Murhaa's ribcage. Murhaa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rooy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Rooy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Rooy lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Van Rooy as the two fighters clinch.
Murhaa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Rooy lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Van Rooy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Van Rooy lands a jab to the nose.
Van Rooy works the jab nicely.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut.
Murhaa tries for a takedown but Van Rooy circles away easily
and Van Rooy counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC2#
Murhaa is rocked!#CL#
Murhaa closes the distance and pushes Van Rooy back into the cage.
Albert Van Rooy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murhaa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Murhaa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhaa seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice left hand lands by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Rooy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murhaa's elbow.
Murhaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Rooy swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Murhaa lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Murhaa controls his hands.
Murhaa blocks an uppercut.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs. #T1#
Van Rooy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murhaa's elbow.
Murhaa scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Murhaa.
A right handed body shot lands from Murhaa.
Van Rooy is breathing heavily.
Murhaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhaa.
Van Rooy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC2#
Van Rooy breaks the clinch.
Van Rooy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Albert Van Rooy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Rooy scores with a push kick.#CL#
Murhaa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rooy controls his hands.
Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Van Rooy avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the cage.
Van Rooy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Rooy scores with a hook to the body.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy presses Murhaa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Murhaa blocks it.
Murhaa blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Murhaa working aggressively here. #T2#
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
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!
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rooy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Rooy lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Murhaa blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhaa.
Van Rooy misses with some punches.
Van Rooy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Rooy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murhaas head.
Van Rooy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rooy creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Murhaa with a big uppercut! Murhaa tries to clinch up but Van Rooy pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Murhaa to the mat! Murhaa covers up and Van Rooy unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Albert Van Rooy!

 

Event: AKT : New Starts     
Date:   Nov 16, 2019
#R1#
Van Rooy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tycoon's hands.
Van Rooy throws a poor cross that misses
and Tycoon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Rooy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tycoon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tycoon slips a jab from Van Rooy.
Tycoon unleashes a big counter combination but Van Rooy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tycoon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van Rooy works the jab nicely.
Tycoon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tycoon throws a sloppy head kick and Van Rooy moves out of range easily.
Tycoon moves out of range as Van Rooy strikes.#CL#
Van Rooy has Tycoon up against the ropes in a clinch.
Van Rooy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tycoons head.
Tycoon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tycoon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tycoon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Rooy blocking some punches.
Van Rooy blocks the elbow strike.
Tycoon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Tycoon controls his hands.
Van Rooy lands an uppercut.#T1#
Tycoon prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Good body shot from Van Rooy.
A shot in the inside from Tycoon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tycoon.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Tycoon prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Rooy scores with a shot to the side of Tycoon's head.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Tycoon.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tycoon backwards.
Van Rooy misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy swings wildly with an uppercut but Tycoon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rooy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Rooy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Rooy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs. #T2#
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Tycoon misses with some punches.
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rooy blocks an uppercut.
Tycoon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Rooy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Rooy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tycoon misses with the head strike.
Tycoon misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Rooy.
Tycoon swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Tycoon fails to land.
A short uppercut from Tycoon.
Van Rooy lands a left hand.
Van Rooy presses Tycoon against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tycoon looks winded!
Van Rooy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tycoon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Rooy lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Rooy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Rooy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands with a light punch inside. #T3#
A short left from Van Rooy.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Van Rooy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tycoon throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Rooy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Rooy. #ROC#
Tycoon is rocked!
Van Rooy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tycoon is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Rooy finish him?
A hook to the body from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Rooy creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Tycoon crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Tycoon face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Van Rooy takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Albert Van Rooy!

 

Event: RH102     
Date:   Oct 23, 2019
#R1#
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the body
and Bon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Rooy blocks a jab.
Van Rooy lands with a good body shot.
Bon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bon just misses with a punch to the body.
Bon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Rooy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Rooy tries to counter with a clinch but Bon shakes him off and moves away.
Van Rooy misses with a hook
and Bon counters with a straight right hand.
Van Rooy missing with a left hand there. Bon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Rooy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've been hearing reports that Bon has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bon is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Van Rooy misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy is looking to clinch but Bon is avoiding it.
Van Rooy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Bon tries to keep at a distance but Van Rooy has taken the fight into the clinch.#T1#
Van Rooy misses with the head strike.
Bon blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#BC#
Bon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Rooy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bon.
Van Rooy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bon throws a shot from downtown. Van Rooy moves away and avoids it.
Jab from Bon.
Bon swinging wildly here.
Van Rooy ducks under a wild hook from Bon.
Van Rooy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A big left from Bon misses.
Van Rooy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T2#
Bon looks to land a left hand but Van Rooy moved out of range nicely.
Van Rooy wants to counter the offense by Bon and move into the clinch position.
Van Rooy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A bone on bone clash there as Bon blocks the leg kick.
A big left from Van Rooy misses.
Bon just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Rooy blocks a jab.
Van Rooy throws a hook but Bon blocks it.
Van Rooy cracks Bon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Rooy misses with a right hand
and Van Rooy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Rooy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Rooy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Van Rooy looks to throw the jab but Bon is out of range.
Bon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Rooy is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oson Bon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Bon cracks Van Rooy with a good jab.
Oson Bon is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Van Rooy moves into range and clinches up with Bon.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Bon blocking some punches.
Bon prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Bon blocking some punches. #BC#
Bon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Rooy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bon throws out the jab.
Van Rooy misses with a lunging right hand
and Bon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Rooy's head.
Bon lands a jab to the head.
Van Rooy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bon.
Van Rooy misses the jab.
Van Rooy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bon. Bon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T1#
Van Rooy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Rooy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bon counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Van Rooy has managed to clinch.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy digs a right hand into Bon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bon's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rooy.
Bon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bon blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rooy working aggressively here.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T2#
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Rooy goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
Bon breaks the clinch.
Bon scores with a nice body kick.
Bon cracks Van Rooy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bon throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Rooy.
Bon misses the jab.
Jab, jab by Bon - just one landing.
Bon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Rooy can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bon scores with a nice strike.
Van Rooy slips under a jab from Bon.
Bon throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Rooy. #CL2#
Van Rooy clinches. #BC#
Bon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oson Bon dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Bon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Rooy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Rooy manages to avoid it.
Van Rooy wants to counter the offense by Bon and move into the clinch position.
Bon throws a body kick that misses.
Bon lands a jab to the nose.
Bon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bon moves out of range of the strikes.
And Bon counters with a quick kick to the body but Van Rooy blocks it.
Van Rooy misses with a low kick.
Van Rooy works the jab nicely.
Bon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bon moves out of range as Van Rooy strikes.
It looked like Bon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Bon.
Van Rooy lands a nice hook to Bon's body. Bon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Rooy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bon paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Van Rooy takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bon blocks a body shot from Van Rooy. #T1#
Van Rooy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bon blocks an uppercut.
Bon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Rooy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Rooy tries to work over Bon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Rooy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike. #BC#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bon manages to break the clinch.
Bon throws the left hand but Van Rooy avoids the punch easily.
Van Rooy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Rooy misses with a low kick. #T2#
Bon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bon throws the kick towards the body but Van Rooy avoids it.
Bon throws the kick towards the body but Van Rooy avoids it.
Van Rooy wants to counter the offense by Bon and move into the clinch position.
Albert Van Rooy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Rooy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Van Rooy throws the left hand but Bon avoids the punch easily.
Bon throwing a counter right hand but Van Rooy manages to avoid it.
Van Rooy lands a really nice looking cross but Bon seems unphased. #CUT2#
It looks like Oson Bon has been cut.
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!
Van Rooy misses with a hook
and Bon counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Rooy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bon.
A little feinted left hand from Bon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bon scores with a hook to the body. Van Rooy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Van Rooy tries to clinch up but Bon circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Rooy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bon misses with an uppercut #CL2#
and Van Rooy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Van Rooy.
Bon is trying to break free.
Bon blocking some punches.

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 Oson Bon.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bon, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oson Bon!

In his post fight interview, Oson Bon started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

 

Event: RH91     
Date:   Sep 28, 2019
#R1#
Naing is looking to clinch.
Van Rooy wants to clinch up but Naing keeps it at a distance.
Naing wants to counter with a clinch but Van Rooy pushes him away.
Van Rooy cracks Naing with a right hand to the side of the head.#CL2#
Van Rooy gets tackled into the ropes by Naing. Naing maintains the clinch.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Naing misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Rooy avoids the elbow strike from Naing, against the ropes.
Naing pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Rooy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Naing pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Rooy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Naing blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Naing struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rooy controls his hands.
Naing has a couple of punches blocked by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Naing throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy misses with a punch on the inside.
Naing tries to throw a body punch but Van Rooy avoids it by throwing Naing back against the ropes.
Naing pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Van Rooy swings wildly with an uppercut but Naing uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rooy blocks the elbow strike.
Van Rooy works on Naing's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Van Rooy. #T1#
A short right from Naing.
Naing throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Naing goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Naing blocks it.
Van Rooy blocks the elbow strike.
Naing told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Van Rooy blocks an elbow strike from Naing.
Naing blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Naing misses with a body punch.
A short right from Van Rooy on the inside.
Van Rooy lands a left hand.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Naing backwards.
Naing throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Rooy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Naing pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Rooy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Van Rooy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Naing.
Naing misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy lands with a right to the head.
Van Rooy takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Rooy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Rooy lands with a left to the head.
Van Rooy avoids the elbow strike from Naing, against the ropes.
Van Rooy creates a bit of distance and cracks Naing with a big uppercut! Naing goes down! The referee pushes Van Rooy away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Naing make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Van Rooy takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Albert Van Rooy!

 

Event: RH82     
Date:   Sep 07, 2019
#R1#
Columbus lands a slapping body shot.
Crunch! Columbus slams his shin into Van Rooy's torso.
Van Rooy misses with a wild body shot.
Columbus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Rooy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Columbus tries to clinch up.
Scott Columbus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Columbus lands a nice shot that snaps Van Rooy's head back.
Van Rooy throws a looping overhand right but Columbus ducks down to avoid it.
Van Rooy sets himself, and Columbus steps forward looking for the clinch! Van Rooy avoids it this time.#CL#
Van Rooy clinches up against the ropes.
Good body shot from Columbus.
Van Rooy avoiding damage as Columbus throws knees to the body.
Columbus lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Rooy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Rooy digs a right hand into Columbus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Columbus's gas tank.
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Columbus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Rooy lands with a right to the head.
Columbus misses with some punches.
Van Rooy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Columbus misses with a hook to the ribs. #T1#
Columbus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Columbus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Rooy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Columbus.
Columbus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Columbus working aggressively here.
Columbus working aggressively here.
Columbus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Rooy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Rooy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Columbus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Columbus fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Rooy.
Still in the clinch, Van Rooy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Rooy is working Columbus over against the ropes.
Columbus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Columbus swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rooy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Columbus.
Columbus misses with the head strike. #T2#
Columbus throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Rooy.
Columbus throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
Columbus trying to land knees to the body.
Van Rooy lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Van Rooy on the inside.
Columbus scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Rooy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Rooy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Rooy scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Rooy throws a punch but it's blocked by Columbus.
Columbus misses with the head strike.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Columbus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rooy fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Van Rooy.
Columbus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Rooy's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Van Rooy.
Columbus looks winded!
Van Rooy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Rooy cracks Columbus with a nice body shot.
Van Rooy lands a nice shot to the body.
Columbus blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Scott Columbus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
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.
#R2##CL#
Van Rooy has managed to clinch.
Columbus blocks an uppercut.
Van Rooy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Columbus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Rooy avoids it.
Columbus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Rooy's elbow.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Columbus.
Van Rooy lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Columbus.
A head punch on the inside from Columbus fails to land.
Van Rooy working aggressively here.
Van Rooy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Rooy tries to work over Columbus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Columbus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short left from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tries to work over Columbus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Columbus working aggressively here.
Columbus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Rooy lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Rooy digs a right hand underneath Columbus's ribcage. Columbus let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T1#
Van Rooy lands with a light punch inside.
Columbus is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Rooy lands with a short shot to the head.
Columbus blocking some punches.
Van Rooy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Rooy lands a hook that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy lands a nice uppercut.
Van Rooy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a body punch.
Van Rooy works on Columbus's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rooy.
Van Rooy managing to block the knees to the body from Columbus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Rooy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rooy fails to land.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Columbus backwards. #T2#
Van Rooy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy is working Columbus over against the ropes.
Van Rooy pushes Columbus back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Rooy.
A short right from Van Rooy.
Columbus blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Rooy.
Van Rooy scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Rooy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Columbus blocks an uppercut.
Van Rooy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Columbus or not.
Van Rooy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rooy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Rooy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Van Rooy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Van Rooy avoids the body shot from Columbus. #CL2#
Columbus darts in and clinches Van Rooy up against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Columbus.
Van Rooy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Van Rooy misses with a punch on the inside.
Columbus misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Columbus fails to land.
Van Rooy pushes Columbus back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rooy.
Columbus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right hand to the body from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Columbus or not.
Van Rooy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy lands a hook that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Van Rooy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Rooy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Columbus can do to turn this around?
Van Rooy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Columbus prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Van Rooy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Van Rooy.
Albert Van Rooy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Columbus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Columbus tries to land a knee to the head but Van Rooy blocks with his arms. #T1#
Good body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rooy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Columbus.
A head punch on the inside from Columbus fails to land.
Van Rooy lands an uppercut.
Van Rooy lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Columbus tries a body shot but Van Rooy blocks it.
Van Rooy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Rooy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Columbus swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
A short uppercut from Van Rooy.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy pushes Columbus back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Van Rooy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Columbus.
A nice left hand lands by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Columbus swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rooy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Van Rooy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Columbuss head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Columbus.
A short body shot lands from Van Rooy as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rooy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van Rooy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Columbus misses with some punches.
Van Rooy cracks Columbus with a nice body shot.
Columbus prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Van Rooy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Van Rooy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Van Rooy!

 

Event: RH74     
Date:   Aug 24, 2019
#R1#
Diego takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CUT2#
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Diego uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Rooy.
Diego has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Diego throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Van Rooy connects with a single shot there.
Van Rooy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LA Vale Tudo in the buildup to the fight.
Van Rooy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diego stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diego swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Rooy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Van Rooy misses with a body shot.
Diego slips a jab and a cross from Van Rooy.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Albert Van Rooy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Van Rooy finds it's way through Diego's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Rooy lands with a nice combination. Diego backs away looking to recover.
Van Rooy lands a nice hook to Diego's body. Diego takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #CL2#
Diego closes the distance and clinches.#T1##BC2#
Diego manages to break the clinch.
Diego tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Van Rooy catches Diego right on the button with a cross.
Van Rooy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Rooy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Rooy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Rooy throws an overhand right that lands on Diego's shoulder, as Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Diego looks to land a right hand but Van Rooy moved out of range.
Van Rooy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Rooy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Van Rooy tries a low kick but Diego avoids it.
Van Rooy looks to throw the jab but Diego is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diego throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Rooy. #T2#
Diego cracks Van Rooy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Rooy slips a straight right by Diego.
A shot to the liver by Diego. Beautiful body shot.
Diego avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#KD2#
Diego closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Van Rooy crashing to the mat! Van Rooy uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!#ROC2#
Van Rooy is rocked!
Diego throws a push kick but Van Rooy slaps the foot to one side.
Diego moves out of range of the strikes.
Diego avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diego with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Rooy to score with a decent uppercut.#KD2#
Diego scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Van Rooy beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Oh Van Rooy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diego misses with a head kick.
Van Rooy seems to have got his legs back now.
Diego is looking to land body kicks.
Diego takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Draughn Diego will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Diego tries to clinch there but Van Rooy circles away.
Diego throws a head kick but Van Rooy moves out of range.
Diego misses with a hook. Van Rooy ducked under it nicely.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Van Rooy misses its intended target.
Van Rooy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diego looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diego misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Rooy lands a slapping body shot. #CL2#
Diego instigates a clinch.
Van Rooy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diego or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Diego blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Van Rooy as the two fighters clinch.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Rooy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Rooy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy - that landed with a thud. #T1#
A short uppercut from Van Rooy.
Diego is breathing heavily.
Van Rooy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Rooy lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Rooy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Rooy lands a left hand.
Van Rooy lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Rooy lands with a left to the head.
Diego blocks an uppercut.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy working aggressively here.
Van Rooy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Van Rooy has a couple of punches blocked by Diego.
Van Rooy scores with a hook to the body.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Van Rooy.
Diego presses Van Rooy against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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!
Diego misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy lands with a left to the head. #BC2#
Diego escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Rooy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Rooy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T2#
A jab from Diego misses.
Diego throws a jab when Van Rooy was well out of range.
A combination from Van Rooy does no damage.
Diego looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Rooy thuds his right hand into Diego's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Draughn Diego seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice straight punches there by Van Rooy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Rooy.
A bone on bone clash there as Diego blocks the leg kick.
Van Rooy scores with a hook.
Van Rooy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diego displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Rooy throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Diego on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diego misses with a hook. Van Rooy ducked under it nicely.
Diego avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rooy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diego checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Rooy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Van Rooy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
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!
#R3#
Van Rooy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diego's head.
Van Rooy lands an overhand right.
Diego swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van Rooy.
Diego takes one on the button.
Van Rooy throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego throws out a counter right but Van Rooy avoids it with no problem.
Van Rooy tries to bum rush Diego with a series of wild strikes but Diego uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As Van Rooy backs off Diego throws a huge counter combo but Van Rooy manages to avoid it all.
Diego takes a jab right on the kisser.
Van Rooy sizes up Diego with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Van Rooy loads up on a big right hand but Diego slips the punch.
Van Rooy takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy.
Diego throws a half hearted mid kick.
Van Rooy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diego.#T1#
Van Rooy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Rooy with a nice cross.
Diego needs to keep his hands up - Van Rooy had a free shot at his head there.
Diego dodges the punch combination from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diego tests Van Rooy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Rooy lands with a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Diego looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diego on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T2#
A telegraphed right hand from Van Rooy misses the target.
It seemed like Diego was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Rooy cracks Diego with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Van Rooy finds it's way through Diego's defenses.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Rooy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Rooy throws a jab when Diego was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy digs a good body shot into Diego's ribs.
Van Rooy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Van Rooy.
Diego misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Rooy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diego takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rooy throws a body shot but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Van Rooy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Rooy 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draughn Diego!

 

Event: RH59     
Date:   Jul 27, 2019
#R1#
La Croix takes a swing at Van Rooy's ribcage but misses.
La Croix has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
La Croix defending well as Van Rooy loads up on a big left hand.
La Croix with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Rooy misses with a lunging right hand
letting La Croix counter with a right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.#CL2#
Van Rooy moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
La Croix pushes Van Rooy back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from La Croix.
Van Rooy looks winded!
La Croix stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC#
La Croix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
La Croix dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Rooy. That did some damage!
La Croix connects with a right hand. Van Rooy shakes it off.#KD#
La Croix cracks Van Rooy with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Van Rooy is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Van Rooy is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Van Rooy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Croix lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
La Croix buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #T1#
La Croix lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Rooy's sensitive parts.
La Croix chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Rooy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
You can see that Van Rooy has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
La Croix comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Van Rooy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for La Croix.
La Croix lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#KD#
Van Rooy walks into a straight right hand and goes down! La Croix rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Van Rooy has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Croix throws a body punch but Van Rooy moves out of range.
La Croix is looking to land body kicks.
La Croix sets himself, and Van Rooy steps forward looking for the clinch! La Croix avoids it this time.
La Croix is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CUT#
That has opened up Albert Van Rooy's cut even more.#T2#
La Croix fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Rooy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
La Croix feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Rooy's calf.
La Croix scores with a kick to the midsection.
La Croix connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Van Rooy out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nero La Croix!
An out of breath Nero La Croix thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: RH48     
Date:   Jul 06, 2019
#R1#
Van Rooy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Columbus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Rooy doesn't manage to clinch there - Columbus circles away.
Columbus is looking to counter punch.
Van Rooy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Rooy. Columbus does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Columbus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Van Rooy swings for the body but Columbus moves out of range.
Van Rooy throws a hook but Columbus blocks it.#CL2#
Van Rooy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Columbus blocks a body shot from Van Rooy. #BC#
Columbus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Rooy scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Columbus moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Rooy lands a shot to the body.
Columbus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rooy.
Van Rooy managing to block the knees to the body from Columbus.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Rooy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rooy.
Columbus is trying to push Van Rooy away but Van Rooy has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.#T1#
Van Rooy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Columbus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Columbus manages to break the clinch.
Columbus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Rooy on the side of the head.
Columbus throws out a loose jab but Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rooy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Columbus misses the shot to the body.
Van Rooy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Columbus pulls out of a head kick attempt. #CL2#
Van Rooy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Van Rooy tries to work over Columbus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Columbus.
Columbus throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Rooy.
Columbus blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
A short uppercut from Van Rooy. #T2#
Columbus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Columbus lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Rooy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Columbus.
Columbus has a couple of punches blocked by Van Rooy.
A right hand to the body from Van Rooy.
Columbus is breathing heavily.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Columbus blocks it.
Van Rooy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Rooy can't find room to land a body shot as Columbus controls the action.
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Columbus avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Rooy working aggressively here.
Van Rooy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Van Rooy lands a right hand.
Van Rooy takes a shot to the head.
Van Rooy tries to work over Columbus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Rooy.
Van Rooy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Rooy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Rooy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Columbus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Van Rooy dominated that round.
That's time! Columbus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Van Rooy punishes Columbus's body with a nice straight punch.
Scott Columbus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Columbus scores with a shot to the body. #CL2#
Van Rooy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Columbus blocks an uppercut.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Columbus breaks from the clinch.
Van Rooy blocks the body kick.
Columbus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Rooy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Columbus.
Van Rooy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Columbus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Columbus with a nice cross.
Van Rooy ducks right into an uppercut from Columbus.
Columbus throws a leg kick but Van Rooy checks it.
Van Rooy blocks a head kick by Columbus.
Van Rooy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Van Rooy catches Columbus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Columbus tries to keep at a distance but Van Rooy has taken the fight into the clinch.#T1#
Van Rooy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Columbus blocks an uppercut.
Van Rooy working aggressively here.
Van Rooy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Columbus.
Columbus can't break the clinch.
Van Rooy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Columbus.
Van Rooy has a couple of punches blocked by Columbus.
Columbus tries to break the clinch but Van Rooy is controlling the position.
Albert Van Rooy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Rooy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Columbus.
Van Rooy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Columbus's elbow.
Columbus blocking some punches.
Van Rooy can't find room to land a body shot as Columbus controls the action.
Van Rooy tries to work over Columbus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy throws a punch but it's blocked by Columbus.
Van Rooy lands a nice shot to the body.
Our sources have told us that Columbus has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Columbus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Columbus blocks an uppercut.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Columbus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Rooy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Rooy pushes Columbus back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Rooy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Rooy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Columbus blocks an uppercut.
Columbus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Columbus working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Columbus.
Columbus is trying to break the clinch but Van Rooy is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Columbus.
A nice left hand lands by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy can't find room to land a body shot as Columbus controls the action.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Rooy can't find room to land a body shot as Columbus controls the action.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy - that landed with a thud.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Columbus blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Van Rooy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Van Rooy throws a body punch but Columbus moves out of range.
Columbus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A leg kick checked by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Columbus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scott Columbus is winning the standup battle so far.
Columbus misses with a lunging right hand #CL2#
and Van Rooy counters by moving into the clinch.
Columbus blocking some punches.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Columbus blocks it.
A short right from Van Rooy.
A nice left hand lands by Van Rooy.
Columbus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Rooy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Rooy misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Rooy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
Still in the clinch, Van Rooy scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Van Rooy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Columbus is trying to break the clinch but Van Rooy has him pressed against the ropes. #T1#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Van Rooy keeps control of Columbus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Columbus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Van Rooy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Columbus.
A short left from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a right hand.
Van Rooy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Columbus tries to break the clinch but Van Rooy is controlling the position.
Van Rooy lands with a short shot to the head.
Scott Columbus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Columbus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Rooy lands with a right to the head.
Van Rooy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Columbus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Rooy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Columbus misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy scores with a shot to the side of Columbus's head.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike.
Van Rooy throws a punch but it's blocked by Columbus.
Albert Van Rooy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Van Rooy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Columbus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Rooy pushes Columbus back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Van Rooy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Columbus working hard to break the clinch.
Columbus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Columbus swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Columbus missing with knees to the body.
Columbus working hard to break the clinch.
Columbus struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rooy controls his hands.
Van Rooy blocks a body shot from Columbus.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Van Rooy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van Rooy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Van Rooy!

 

Event: RH37     
Date:   Jun 15, 2019
#R1##CL2#
Van Rooy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Naing softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Naing throws an elbow that misses.
Naing lands a damaging elbow.
Van Rooy dodges an elbow strike from Naing.
Naing misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Naing lands a body punch in the clinch.
Naing goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Naing looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Naing controls his hands.
Naing lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Rooy avoids a wild elbow strike from Naing.
Naing lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Naing throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Naing throws an elbow but misses.
Van Rooy dodges an elbow strike from Naing.
Naing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Rooy avoids it.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Naing lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Rooy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Naing.
Van Rooy goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T1#
Naing lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Rooy blocks an elbow strike from Naing.
Naing prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Naing doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Van Rooy.
Naing doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Naing blocks it.
Van Rooy avoids a wild elbow strike from Naing.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Naing.
Van Rooy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Naing or not.
Naing lands an elbow that stopped Van Rooy in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Naing throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Naing misses with an elbow strike.
Van Rooy can't find room to land a body shot as Naing controls the action.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Rooy blocks a body shot from Naing.
A right hand to the body from Naing.
Van Rooy blocks an elbow strike from Naing. #T2#
Naing misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy avoids the elbow strike from Naing, against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Naing.
Van Rooy looks winded!
Naing lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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!
Naing lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Naing comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Naing lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Naing creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Rooy's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Naing.
Naing swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Naing lands with a left to the head.
Van Rooy digs a right hand underneath Naing's ribcage. Naing let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Rooy lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rooy takes an elbow to the temple.
Naing throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Rooy blocks an elbow strike.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tun Min Naing dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
That's time! Naing's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Van Rooy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Van Rooy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Naing seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Van Rooy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Naing.
Naing looks to land a combination but Van Rooy avoids it well.
Van Rooy tries to clinch up but Naing circles away and keeps his distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Naing misses the target.
Naing is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Rooy can do to turn this around?
Naing swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Rooy.
Naing was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Naing looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Rooy lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naing is looking to clinch.
Naing throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Naing tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Rooy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T1#
Naing doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tun Min Naing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naing misses with the combination.
Van Rooy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naing manages to avoid it.
Naing seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#CL2#
Van Rooy closes the distance and clinches.
Naing blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Naing tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Rooy avoids the damage to the body.
Van Rooy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Naing blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Naing blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Naing throws an elbow that misses.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Naing struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rooy controls his hands.
Naing throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Rooy. #T2#
Nice elbow from Naing.
Naing trying to land knees to the body.
Naing misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Naing.
Van Rooy takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Rooy takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#
That has opened up Albert Van Rooy's cut even more.
Van Rooy blocks the elbow strike.
Van Rooy avoids the elbow strike from Naing, against the ropes.
Naing prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Naing blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy blocks an elbow strike from Naing.
Naing struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rooy controls his hands.
Naing pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Rooy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Naing utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Naing misses with an elbow over the top.
Naing tries to work over Van Rooy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tun Min Naing dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Naing misses with a wild combination. #CL2#
Van Rooy takes the fight into the clinch.
Naing throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Naing misses with some punches.
Van Rooy blocks an elbow strike from Naing.
Naing creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Rooy prevents a body shot from Naing.
Naing tries to work over Van Rooy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Naing just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Rooy's brow.
Naing tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Rooy's elbow.
Naing throws an elbow but it misses.
Naing scores with a shot to the side of Van Rooy's head.
Tun Min Naing has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Naing.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Naing blocks it. #T1#
Naing pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Naing just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Rooy's brow.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Naing blocks it.
Naing creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Naing lands with a left to the head.
Naing scores with a hook to the body.
Van Rooy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Naing doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Naing struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rooy controls his hands.
Van Rooy managing to block the knees to the body from Naing.
Naing lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Naing lands with a left to the head.
Naing tries to work over Van Rooy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Naing blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Naing lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Naing.
Naing's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Van Rooy prevents a body shot from Naing.
Naing doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
Nice elbow from Naing.
Naing tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Rooy's elbow.
Van Rooy blocks a body shot from Naing.
Naing works on Van Rooy's body with a couple of short punches.
Albert Van Rooy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Van Rooy blocks an elbow strike from Naing.
Good body shot from Naing.
Naing lands a left hand.
Naing lands an elbow that stopped Van Rooy in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#
The cut above Albert Van Rooy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Naing lands a left hand.
Naing lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Naing lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Naing pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Van Rooy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tun Min Naing is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#CUT#
Albert Van Rooy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Albert Van Rooy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tun Min Naing!
Tun Min Naing thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: TAFC: Fujimoto v Van Rooy     
Date:   May 11, 2019
#R1#
Fujimoto looks to land a body kick but Van Rooy moved away.
Van Rooy throws an off balance right hand
enabling Fujimoto to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Fujimoto is looking to chop away at Van Rooy's legs.
Van Rooy takes a swing at Fujimoto's ribcage but misses.
Van Rooy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fujimoto throws the left hand but Van Rooy avoids the punch easily.
Fujimoto takes one on the button.
Van Rooy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CL2#
Van Rooy drives through and clinches with Fujimoto against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy is working Fujimoto over against the cage.
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Fujimoto avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Fujimoto fails to land.
Fujimoto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Rooy misses with the head strike.
Van Rooy lands a body punch.
Fujimoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Fujimoto avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage. #T1#
A short right from Fujimoto.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Fujimoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Fujimoto blocks it.
Fujimoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto has a couple of punches blocked by Van Rooy.
Fujimoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Fujimoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Fujimoto can't find room to land a body shot as Van Rooy controls the action.
Fujimoto lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Fujimoto.
Van Rooy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fujimotos head.
Van Rooy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Rooy swings wildly with an uppercut but Fujimoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujimoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fujimoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rooy misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Fujimoto blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Rooy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Fujimoto.
Van Rooy swings wildly with an uppercut but Fujimoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fujimoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Fujimoto scores with a shoulder strike.
Fujimoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fujimoto lands a nice uppercut.
Fujimoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fujimoto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Rooy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Nice body punch from Fujimoto.
Van Rooy looks winded!
Van Rooy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fujimoto has a couple of punches blocked by Van Rooy.
Fujimoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Rooy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fujimoto backwards.
Van Rooy working aggressively here.
Fujimoto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fujimoto lands a shot to the body.#T3#
Fujimoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto lands with a left to the head.
Fujimoto lands with a right to the head.
Fujimoto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fujimoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Fujimoto lands a shoulder strike.
Fujimoto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fujimoto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Fujimoto.
Nice body punch from Fujimoto - that landed with a thud.
Fujimoto lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujimoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fujimoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Fujimoto.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fujimoto.#ROC#
Van Rooy is rocked!#KD#
Fujimoto connects with a big uppercut there that sends Van Rooy tumbling to the ground! Fujimoto follows him down into his guard.
Van Rooy is still in real trouble! Can Fujimoto finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU#
Fujimoto decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Van Rooy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fujimoto rattles Van Rooy with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Van Rooy tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Fujimoto dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Van Rooy stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gyukosho Fujimoto!
Gyukosho Fujimoto retains his heavyweight title!
Gyukosho Fujimoto thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: TAFC: Fujimoto v Shorton     
Date:   Mar 30, 2019
#R1#
Van Rooy moves out of range as Lloyd strikes.
Van Rooy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lloyds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lloyd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lloyd staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lloyd! But no joy.
Van Rooy slips under a jab from Lloyd.
Lloyd looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Van Rooy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A lazy left from Van Rooy finds it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Lloyd.
Van Rooy slips under a jab from Lloyd.
Lloyd throws a jab when Van Rooy was well out of range.
Van Rooy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Rooy misses the shot to the body.
Lloyd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Rooy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lloyd loads up on a big right hand but Van Rooy slips the punch.
Lloyd takes one to the side of the head.
Lloyd looks to land a left hand but Van Rooy moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Rooy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lloyd.
Lloyd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Rooy tries to counter by clinching up but Lloyd breaks away and moves out of range.
Lloyd keeps the fight on the outside.
Lloyd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A lazy left from Lloyd finds it's target.#T1#
Lloyd avoids the body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lloyd.#CL#
Lloyd tries to keep at a distance but Van Rooy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lloyd blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy.
Lloyd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Rooy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lloyd.
Lloyd looks winded!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rooy fails to land.
Lloyd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Rooy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy - that landed with a thud.
Van Rooy lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Van Rooy.
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!
Van Rooy lands a nice uppercut.
Van Rooy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lloyd backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
Lloyd is trying to force a seperation but Van Rooy has the dominant position.
Lloyd working hard to break the clinch.
Van Rooy lands a hook that snaps the head of Lloyd backwards.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Van Rooy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lloyd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Rooy has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a body shot.
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Lloyd avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
Van Rooy has Lloyd pressed against the cage, preventing Lloyd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy throws a punch but it's blocked by Lloyd.
Van Rooy has Lloyd pressed against the cage, preventing Lloyd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lloyd is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lloyd working hard to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lloyd's elbow.
Van Rooy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lloyd backwards.
Lloyd blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy - that landed with a thud. #T3#
Van Rooy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Lloyd blocks it.
Van Rooy can't find room to land a body shot as Lloyd controls the action.
Lloyd can't break the clinch.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Lloyd controls his hands.
Van Rooy lands a body punch.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Lloyd blocks it.
Van Rooy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lloyd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Rooy misses with the head strike.
Van Rooy lands a left hand.
Van Rooy tries to work over Lloyd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lloyd blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike.
Van Rooy misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rooy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rooy lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Rooy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Van Rooy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Rooy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lloyd backwards. #T4#
Van Rooy lands with a short shot to the head.
Lloyd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Rooy tries to work over Lloyd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lloyd working hard to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy digs a right hand into Lloyd's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lloyd's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Van Rooy as the two fighters clinch.
Van Rooy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lloyd.
Van Rooy lands a hook that snaps the head of Lloyd backwards.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Lloyd controls his hands.
Lloyd takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short body shot lands from Van Rooy as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a right hand.
Van Rooy lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rooy scores with a shoulder strike. #ROC#
Lloyd is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Rooy.
Lloyd is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Rooy finish him?
Van Rooy pushes Lloyd against the cage. Van Rooy is working some dirty boxing. Van Rooy pushes off with a quick right hook! Lloyd goes down! Lloyd tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Van Rooy moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Van Rooy!
The defeated Frank Lloyd had this to say: 'RAAWWWWRRRRRRR'.

 

Event: TAFC: Navarro v Vieira     
Date:   Mar 16, 2019
#R1#
Van Rooy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lloyd has time to react.
Lloyd wants to land a leg kick but Van Rooy is out of range.
Van Rooy slips under a jab from Lloyd.
Van Rooy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lloyd.
Van Rooy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lloyd is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Van Rooy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lloyd was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lloyd misses with a low kick as Van Rooy jumps back.
Van Rooy takes a swing at Lloyd's ribcage but misses.
Lloyd misses with a hook. Van Rooy ducked under it nicely.
Lloyd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Rooy.
Lloyd misses with a right hand
and Van Rooy counters with a nice body shot.
Lloyd misses with a straight left.
Frank Lloyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Rooy tries to clinch up.
Van Rooy tries to clinch but Lloyd moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Lloyd lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Rooy doesn't seem phased though.
Lloyd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van Rooy on the side of the head.
Van Rooy slips a straight right by Lloyd.
Lloyd sets himself, and Van Rooy steps forward looking for the clinch! Lloyd avoids it this time.
Lloyd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lloyd ducks under a wild hook from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lloyd looks to throw the jab but Van Rooy is out of range.
Van Rooy wants to counter with a clinch but Lloyd pushes him away.#T1#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lloyd, as that shot connected.
A swing and a miss from Lloyd.
Lloyd throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Rooy connects with a body shot that sends Lloyd's belly button to the back.
Van Rooy's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Rooy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Van Rooy.#CL2#
Van Rooy has managed to clinch.
Lloyd definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rooy fails to land.
Van Rooy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC#
Lloyd breaks from the clinch.
Van Rooy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lloyd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Rooy swings for the body but Lloyd moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Lloyd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lloyd swinging wildly here.
Van Rooy wants to counter with a clinch but Lloyd pushes him away.
Van Rooy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lloyd rather than just go for the knockout.#T2#
Van Rooy moves out of range of the strikes.
Lloyd misses with a low kick.
Lloyd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Rooy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lloyd.
Van Rooy is looking to clinch.
Lloyd throws a lazy right hand but Van Rooy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Rooy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lloyd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lloyd throws a leg kick but Van Rooy moved away.
Lloyd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lloyd throws a low kick but Van Rooy avoids it.
Van Rooy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lloyd.
Lloyd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Rooy connects with a body shot that sends Lloyd's belly button to the back.
Van Rooy moves out of range as Lloyd strikes.
Van Rooy avoids the head kick by Lloyd.
Lloyd looks to land a left hand but Van Rooy moved out of range nicely.#CL2#
Van Rooy clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Lloyd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T3#
Van Rooy throws a looping overhand right but Lloyd ducks down to avoid it.
Lloyd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Rooy. That snapped Lloyd's head back.
Van Rooy throws the left hand but Lloyd avoids the punch easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Rooy as he connects with a hook.
Van Rooy wants to clinch.
Van Rooy scores with a shot to the body.
Lloyd misses with a hook.
Van Rooy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lloyd tests Van Rooy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Rooy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Lloyd misses.
Van Rooy blocks a jab.
Lloyd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Rooy.
Lloyd throwing a counter right hand but Van Rooy manages to avoid it.#T4#
Van Rooy lands the left hand.
Lloyd throws an off balance right hand #CL2#
and Van Rooy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Van Rooy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Rooy lands an uppercut.
Van Rooy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Lloyd avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
Van Rooy has Lloyd pressed against the cage, preventing Lloyd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lloyd blocks a body shot from Van Rooy. #BC#
Lloyd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lloyd misses the shot to the body.
Van Rooy throws out a powerful jab.
Lloyd looks to land a right hand but Van Rooy moved out of range.
Van Rooy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab lands there for Van Rooy.
Lloyd throws the kick towards the body but Van Rooy avoids it.
Van Rooy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Albert Van Rooy will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2#
Lloyd misses with an uppercut. Van Rooy saw that one coming.
Lloyd cracks the inside of Van Rooy's front leg.
Lloyd doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Rooy defending well as Lloyd loads up on a big left hand.
Frank Lloyd is winning the standup battle so far.
Lloyd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tries to close the distance and clinch but Lloyd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lloyd lands with a cross.
Lloyd throws a hook to the side of Van Rooy's head but Van Rooy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lloyd throws a big shot that misses.
Lloyd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Rooy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Lloyd misses.
A jab from Lloyd finds it's way through Van Rooy's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lloyd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lloyd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Rooy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Rooy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lloyd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lloyd was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL2#
Van Rooy closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Rooy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lloyd blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T1#
Van Rooy has Lloyd pressed against the cage, preventing Lloyd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Rooy lands a left hand.
Van Rooy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Rooy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lloyd backwards. #BC#
Lloyd manages to break the clinch.
Lloyd finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lloyd ducks under a wild hook from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy takes a swing at Lloyd's ribcage but misses.
Lloyd shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #CL2#
Van Rooy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Van Rooy has a couple of punches blocked by Lloyd.
Van Rooy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lloyd prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Lloyd blocks it.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Lloyd blocks it. #T2#
Lloyd tries to circle away but Van Rooy has him pinned against the cage.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Lloyd controls his hands.
Albert Van Rooy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Lloyd controls his hands.
Van Rooy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
A short left from Van Rooy. #BC#
Lloyd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lloyd lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses the shot to the body.
Lloyd paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lloyd wants to slow Van Rooy down by chopping away at his legs.
Lloyd moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Rooy walks into a jab.
Van Rooy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T3#
Van Rooy moves out of range as Lloyd strikes.
Jab by Lloyd.
Van Rooy lands a nice looking body shot.
Lloyd scores with a jab to the head.
Lloyd takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lloyd just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy tries to counter with a clinch but Lloyd shakes him off and moves away.
Van Rooy lands a jab.
Lloyd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lloyd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Rooy throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Van Rooy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lloyd misses with an uppercut. Van Rooy saw that one coming.
Lloyd throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lloyd lands an overhand right.
A punch combination from Lloyd misses.
Van Rooy connects with a right hand. Lloyd shakes it off.#T4#
Van Rooy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lloyd.
Lloyd looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Rooy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Van Rooy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lloyd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy connects with a crisp jab.
Lloyd connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Rooy momentarily.
Van Rooy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lloyd takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #CL2#
Van Rooy moves into range and clinches up with Lloyd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Rooy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Rooy digs a right hand into Lloyd's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lloyd's gas tank.
Lloyd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Rooy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Albert Van Rooy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Van Rooy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lloyd closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lloyd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Rooy.
Lloyd throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL2#
Van Rooy rushes Lloyd and presses him up against the cage.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy tries to work over Lloyd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lloyd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lloyd wants to break free but Van Rooy has control.
Van Rooy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van Rooy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lloyd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy is leaning against Lloyd and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Rooy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lloyd's elbow.
Van Rooy works on Lloyd's body with a couple of short punches.#T1#
Van Rooy lands with a right to the head.
Van Rooy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Lloyd blocks it.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Lloyd blocks it.
Van Rooy lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Rooy lands a shot to the body.
Van Rooy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rooy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
A right handed body shot lands from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy throws a punch but it's blocked by Lloyd.
Van Rooy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rooy fails to land.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rooy tries to work over Lloyd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
Van Rooy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Rooy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Rooy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy scores with a hook to the body.
Van Rooy lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Lloyd blocks it. #T3#
Lloyd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frank Lloyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Rooy is working Lloyd over against the cage.
Van Rooy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lloyd's elbow.
Lloyd blocks an uppercut.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Lloyd blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Lloyd blocks it.
Van Rooy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Van Rooy lands a body punch.
Van Rooy lands a left hand.
Lloyd blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lloyd.
Van Rooy lands an uppercut.#T4#
Lloyd tries to circle away but Van Rooy has him pinned against the cage.
Van Rooy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Rooy has a couple of punches blocked by Lloyd.
A nice left hand lands by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tries to work over Lloyd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lloyd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Van Rooy swings wildly with an uppercut but Lloyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lloyd takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lloyd has had enough of the clinch but Van Rooy keeps him there for the moment.
Lloyd prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a hook that snaps the head of Lloyd backwards.
Lloyd misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Van Rooy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van Rooy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Van Rooy!

In defeat, Frank Lloyd stepped up to the mic, saying 'RAAWWWWRRRRRRR'.

 

Event: TAFC: Navarro v Avetisyan     
Date:   Feb 16, 2019
#R1#
Avisu Kona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Rooy.
Avisu Kona keeps the fight on the outside.
Avisu Kona is looking to counter punch.
Avisu Kona has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blake Phoenix's Champion Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Avisu Kona lands with a good body shot.
Avisu Kona lands with a good body shot.#CL2#
Van Rooy has closed the distance and engaged Avisu Kona in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Avisu Kona.
Still in the clinch, Avisu Kona scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Rooy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Avisu Kona blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Rooy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Avisu Kona tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Rooy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Avisu Kona has a couple of punches blocked by Van Rooy.
A right hook to the body lands for Avisu Kona.
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Avisu Kona avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
Van Rooy swings wildly with an uppercut but Avisu Kona uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Avisu Kona.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Avisu Kona.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy has a couple of punches blocked by Avisu Kona. #T1#
Avisu Kona has a couple of punches blocked by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy can't find room to land a body shot as Avisu Kona controls the action.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Avisu Kona lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rooy.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rooy fails to land.
Van Rooy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Avisu Kona to keep the fight standing.
A hook to the body from Avisu Kona.
Van Rooy looks winded!
Avisu Kona scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Rooy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Avisu Kona lands a shoulder strike.
Van Rooy takes a shot to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
A short right from Avisu Kona.
Van Rooy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Avisu Kona smiles and moves away.
Santu Avisu Kona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Van Rooy.
Van Rooy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avisu Kona cracks Van Rooy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Rooy throws a jab when Avisu Kona was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Avisu Kona tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Avisu Kona. Van Rooy does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
Van Rooy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Rooy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Van Rooy tries to clinch up#KD#
and Avisu Kona counters with a nice right hand that sends Van Rooy toppling to the canvas! Van Rooy scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Avisu Kona finish him?!#ROC#
Van Rooy is rocked!
Van Rooy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Rooy just misses with a punch to the body.
Albert Van Rooy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Rooy blocks a leg kick.
Van Rooy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Avisu Kona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Rooy was well out of range. Poor timing from Avisu Kona.
Van Rooy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Avisu Kona manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Rooy misses with a lunging right hand
and Avisu Kona cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Avisu Kona on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #CL2#
Van Rooy rushes Avisu Kona and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Avisu Kona.
Van Rooy goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T3#
A short uppercut from Avisu Kona.
Avisu Kona misses with a hook to the ribs.
Avisu Kona misses with a short punch on the inside.
Avisu Kona lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Avisu Kona.
Avisu Kona lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Rooy or not.
Avisu Kona working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Avisu Kona scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Avisu Kona softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Avisu Kona lands with a short shot to the head.
Avisu Kona lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Avisu Kona lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Van Rooy is still on wobbly legs! Can Avisu Kona finish him?
Avisu Kona works on Van Rooy's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Rooy seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Avisu Kona as the two fighters clinch.
Avisu Kona working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Avisu Kona creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Avisu Kona lands a shot to the body.
Avisu Kona lands a body shot.
Avisu Kona lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards. #KD#
Avisu Kona drops Van Rooy onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Van Rooy is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Good body shot from Avisu Kona. #T4#
Avisu Kona lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Van Rooy to his knees! Avisu Kona keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santu Avisu Kona!
A victorious Santu Avisu Kona thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: SyFi - The End Bang     
Date:   Jan 13, 2019
#R1#
Van Rooy swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Tatum to counter with a crisp jab.
Tatum misses with a wild body shot.
We've been informed that Van Rooy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tatum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Rooy was well out of range. Poor timing from Tatum.
Tatum has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Damage Inc. in the buildup to the fight.
Van Rooy avoids the body shot from Tatum.
Tatum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Rooy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tatum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Rooy. Tatum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tatum was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tatum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Rooy wants to counter the offense by Tatum and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy lands with an overhand left.
Van Rooy tries to clinch up.
Tatum smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T1#
Van Rooy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tatum under the eye.
Van Rooy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tatum.
Van Rooy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Van Rooy avoids the body shot from Tatum.
Van Rooy wants to counter the offense by Tatum and move into the clinch position.
Van Rooy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Van Rooy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tatum misses with an uppercut. Van Rooy saw that one coming.
Tatum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Rooy wants to counter with a clinch but Tatum pushes him away.
Van Rooy misses the body punch
and Tatum counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Van Rooy misses its intended target. #T2#
Tatum misses with a wild body shot.
Tatum changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Rooy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tatum swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Van Rooy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tatum moves away.
Tatum looks to land a combination but Van Rooy avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Tatum catches Van Rooy right on the button with a cross.
Van Rooy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Van Rooy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Van Rooy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tatum lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T3#
Van Rooy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tatum misses with a body shot.
Van Rooy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tatum counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL2#
Van Rooy takes the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Tatum scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tatum misses with the head strike.
Tatum lands a body punch in the clinch. #BC#
Tatum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Rooy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tatum moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Rooy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tatum momentarily.
Tatum connects with the punch.#T4#
Tatum misses with a wild body shot.
Van Rooy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tatum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy wants to counter the offense by Tatum and move into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Tatum scores with a four punch combination!#CUT#
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Van Rooy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tatum.
Van Rooy lands an overhand right.
Van Rooy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tatum bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Rooy's head.
Tatum is looking to wear down Van Rooy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Van Rooy misses with a right hand
and Tatum counters with a series of strikes. Van Rooy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice cross by Tatum.
Van Rooy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tatum sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drederick Tatum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Tatum moves away from the strike by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tatum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tatum went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tatum throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Rooy misses the shot to the body.
Tatum connects with a body shot that sends Van Rooy's belly button to the back.
Van Rooy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drederick Tatum is winning the standup battle so far.
Tatum lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum throws a big shot that misses.
Van Rooy moves out of range as Tatum strikes.
Tatum listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T1#
Van Rooy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tatum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tatum misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Van Rooy counters by clinching up. #BC#
Tatum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tatum clobbers Van Rooy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab lands there for Tatum.
Tatum throws a jab when Van Rooy was well out of range.
Tatum lands a nice hook to Van Rooy's body. Van Rooy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tatum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Rooy can do to turn this around?
Tatum looks to land a left hand but Van Rooy moved out of range nicely.
Van Rooy tries to clinch up.
Van Rooy connects with a right hand. Tatum shakes it off.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Van Rooy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Van Rooy slips under a jab.#T2#
Van Rooy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tatum lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Rooy jabs Tatum to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Rooy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tatum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Rooy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Van Rooy.
Tatum takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tatum throws the left hand but Van Rooy avoids the punch easily.
Van Rooy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tatum.#T3#
Van Rooy tries to clinch but Tatum moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Rooy. That snapped Tatum's head back.
Van Rooy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tatum scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Rooy should have avoided that one.
Van Rooy lands a jab to the head.
Tatum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Rooy moves away.
Tatum misses with a wild body shot.
Tatum tests Van Rooy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tatum lands a jab to the nose.#T4#
Tatum throws a hook but Van Rooy blocks it.
Tatum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tatum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Rooy moves away.
Van Rooy wants to counter with a clinch but Tatum pushes him away.
Tatum ducks under a wild hook from Van Rooy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Rooy moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Rooy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tatum misses with a two punch combination.
Tatum sets himself, and Van Rooy steps forward looking for the clinch! Tatum avoids it this time.
Van Rooy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drederick Tatum dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Van Rooy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Van Rooy ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
Tatum lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tatum just misses with a punch to the body.
Tatum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Rooy was well out of range. Poor timing from Tatum.
Van Rooy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tatum.
Tatum keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Rooy throws the left hand but Tatum avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tatum misses with a straight left.
Van Rooy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tatum.#T1#
Tatum misses with an uppercut #CL2#
and Van Rooy counters by moving into the clinch.
Tatum pushes Van Rooy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Van Rooy.
A right hand to the body from Tatum.
Tatum lands a shot to the body.
Van Rooy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tatum prevents a body shot from Van Rooy. #BC#
Tatum manages to break the clinch.
Van Rooy slips under a jab from Tatum.
Van Rooy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tatum.
Jab from Tatum.
Van Rooy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tatum misses with a series of wild punches. #T2#
Tatum with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Rooy to score with a decent uppercut.
Tatum with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Tatum.
Tatum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tatum.
Van Rooy misses with a straight right.
Van Rooy tests Tatum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tatum misses with the combination. #T3#
Van Rooy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tatum moves forwards but Van Rooy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Van Rooy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatum manages to avoid it.
Drederick Tatum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tatum lands a jab-cross combination.
Tatum scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tatum throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Rooy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Van Rooy is looking to clinch.
Tatum throws a big counter combination but Van Rooy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Van Rooy slips a jab and a cross from Tatum. #T4#
Tatum takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tatum moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Albert Van Rooy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tatum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Van Rooy.
Tatum just misses with a punch to the body.
Tatum staying out of range there.
Tatum lands the left hand.
Van Rooy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tatum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drederick Tatum showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tatum, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drederick Tatum!

Drederick Tatum was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

 

Event: SyFi - The Prequel     
Date:   Dec 16, 2018
#R1#
Friedman walks into a jab.
Van Rooy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Friedmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CUT#
It looks like Milton Friedman has been cut.
Friedman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Van Rooy circles away.
Van Rooy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Friedman.
Friedman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Rooy is looking to counter the offense by Friedman and move into the clinch.
Friedman lands a right hook to the body.
Van Rooy lands a nice shot to the body.
Friedman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van Rooy as he avoids it easily.
Van Rooy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Van Rooy scores with a hook.
Van Rooy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Friedman. Friedman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Van Rooy misses with a wild body shot.
Van Rooy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Friedman throws the left hand but Van Rooy avoids the punch easily.
Friedman avoids the body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.#T1#
Van Rooy misses with a few strikes there.
Friedman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Friedman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Friedman slips under a jab from Van Rooy.
Friedman keeps the fight on the outside.
Friedman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Friedman misses with a hook. Van Rooy ducked under it nicely.
Van Rooy defending well as Friedman loads up on a big left hand.
Friedman just misses with a punch to the body.
Friedman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Friedman misses with a hook. Van Rooy ducked under it nicely.
Van Rooy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Friedman throws a series of strikes that have Van Rooy backpedaling.
Friedman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T2#
Friedman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Albert Van Rooy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milton Friedman.
Jab, jab by Van Rooy - just one landing.
Milton Friedman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Friedman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Friedman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Friedman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Friedman being controlled here momentarily.
Friedman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Rooy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van Rooy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Van Rooy tries to get out of the position.
Van Rooy is pulling down on Friedman's head. It's preventing any offense from Friedman, at least for the moment.
Friedman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3#
Friedman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Friedman throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Friedman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Rooy controlling Friedman's posture.
Friedman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Rooy controlling Friedman's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Friedman preventing the sweep.
Friedman stands up over Van Rooy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Friedman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Friedman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Friedman trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Rooy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Friedman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Friedman postures up and lands a big shot to Van Rooy's brow.
Van Rooy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T4#
Friedman preventing the sweep.
Van Rooy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Rooy wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Van Rooy is on top in guard. #REVR#
Friedman trying to keep a closed guard but Van Rooy is proving a slippery customer.
Van Rooy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Van Rooy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Friedman looking for a sweep. Not yet Friedman, not yet.
Van Rooy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Friedman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Friedman holds on and takes a little breather.
Friedman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Van Rooy is not content to let Friedman control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Milton Friedman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Milton Friedman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Friedman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Friedman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Rooy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Friedman scores with a hook to the body. Van Rooy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Friedman shoots in and drives through. Van Rooy sprawls well.
Friedman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Friedman ducks right into an uppercut from Van Rooy.
Friedman looks to land a right hand but Van Rooy moved out of range.
Friedman misses with a wild body shot.
Van Rooy is looking to counter the offense by Friedman and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Friedman misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Rooy misses the target. #CL#
Van Rooy moves into the clinch.
Friedman is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Friedman wants to break free but Van Rooy has control. #T1#
A frustrated look appears on Friedman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Rooy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Friedman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Van Rooy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Van Rooy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Friedman.
Van Rooy lands a nice shot that snaps Friedman's head back.
Friedman misses the jab.
Albert Van Rooy is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Van Rooy moves into range and clinches up with Friedman.
Friedman can't get the takedown.
Albert Van Rooy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milton Friedman.
Van Rooy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Friedman has Van Rooy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Van Rooy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Friedman prevents a body shot from Van Rooy. #BC2#
Friedman breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Friedman misses the target.
Van Rooy lands a lovely overhand right.
Van Rooy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #ROC#
Friedman is rocked!#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Rooy. Friedman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Friedman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Friedman thuds a left hand into Van Rooy's body.
Friedman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Van Rooy rather than just go for the knockout.
Friedman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Rooy slips a straight right by Friedman.#CL#
Van Rooy closes the distance and pushes Friedman back into the cage.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Friedman blocking some punches.
Friedman blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Rooy.
Van Rooy is pressed up against the cage. Friedman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Van Rooy down to the mat. Van Rooy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL#
Van Rooy clinches up against the cage.
Van Rooy lands with a left to the head.
Friedman is trying to break the clinch but Van Rooy has him pressed against the cage. #T3#
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Van Rooy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Friedman's elbow.
Friedman misses with the head strike.
Van Rooy lands with a light punch inside. #KD#
Van Rooy drops Friedman onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Friedman is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Friedman is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Rooy finish him?
Friedman is breathing heavily.
Van Rooy digs a right hand into Friedman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Friedman's gas tank.
Van Rooy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Rooy unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Friedman! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Van Rooy is unloading with more strikes now! Friedman drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Van Rooy!

 

Event: WeInSyd 38     
Date:   Nov 18, 2018
#R1#
Payne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Rooy tries to counter with a clinch but Payne shakes him off and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Payne. Beautiful body shot.
Van Rooy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payne.
Van Rooy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Payne.
Payne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been told by Payne's head coaches at Damage Inc. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Derek Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Rooy slips under a jab.
Payne with a jab.
Van Rooy tests Payne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Rooy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Payne misses the target.
Van Rooy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Payne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Van Rooy thinking.
Payne misses the shot to the body.
Payne throws a hook but Van Rooy blocks it.#T1#
Van Rooy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Payne tests Van Rooy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Rooy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Payne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Payne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Payne throws a lazy right hand but Van Rooy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Payne misses with a body shot.
Payne scores with a jab to the head.
Payne lands a body shot.
Payne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Payne misses the target. #T2#
Van Rooy avoids the body shot from Payne.
The fight stays on the outside here - Payne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Payne misses with a body shot.
Van Rooy's coach down at Crapollas Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Van Rooy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne scores with a body shot.
Payne's corner calls for a 1-2. Payne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Payne misses with a hook. Van Rooy ducked under it nicely.
Van Rooy throws a right hand that misses
and Payne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Payne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Rooy circles away quickly and effectively.
Payne throws a hook but Van Rooy avoids it easily.
Van Rooy takes a body punch but keeps moving. #CL#
Payne clinches up with Van Rooy and pushes him back against the cage.#T3#
Payne blocks an uppercut.
Payne misses with some punches.
Van Rooy lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Rooy misses with some punches.
Payne tries to stall but Van Rooy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Payne misses with some punches.
A short right from Payne on the inside.
Van Rooy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Rooy scores with a shot to the side of Payne's head.
Van Rooy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paynes head.
Van Rooy tries to work over Payne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Payne.
Payne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Payne taking a breather.
Payne throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Payne working aggressively here. #T4#
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Payne avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Payne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Rooy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Payne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Payne blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Payne avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
Payne blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
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!
Payne misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands with a left to the head.
Payne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Payne lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Rooy lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Rooy blocking some punches.
Payne slows down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Payne dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Van Rooy lands a nice shot to the body.
Payne throws a shot from downtown. Van Rooy moves away and avoids it.
Payne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Payne sets himself, and Van Rooy steps forward looking for the clinch! Payne avoids it this time.
Payne misses with a shot to the body #CL2#
and Van Rooy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Van Rooy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
Payne cracks Van Rooy with a nice body shot.
Payne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Payne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rooy lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Payne.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Van Rooy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Payne cracks Van Rooy with a nice body shot.
Payne throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Payne pushes Van Rooy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Payne misses with a hook to the ribs. #T1#
Van Rooy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
A body shot lands from Van Rooy.
Payne has a couple of punches blocked by Van Rooy.
Payne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Payne controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Payne.
Van Rooy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Rooy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Rooy pushes Payne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Van Rooy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Rooy can't find room to land a body shot as Payne controls the action.
Van Rooy blocks a body shot from Payne.
Payne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Van Rooy.
Payne is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Rooy is keeping busy.
Van Rooy lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
Payne misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payne lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a right hand.
Van Rooy cracks Payne with a nice body shot.
Van Rooy lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Van Rooy as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Van Rooy as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Rooy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Rooy tries to work over Payne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy presses Payne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Albert Van Rooy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Rooy pushes Payne back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T3#
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike.
Van Rooy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike.
Van Rooy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Payne's elbow.
Van Rooy can't find room to land a body shot as Payne controls the action.
Payne tries a body shot but Van Rooy blocks it.
Payne misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rooy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Rooy pushes Payne back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rooy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
Van Rooy gets through Payne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Rooy blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T4#
Van Rooy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Payne.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a right hand.
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Payne avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
Van Rooy has a couple of punches blocked by Payne.
Payne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Rooy lands a right hand.
Van Rooy lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tries to work over Payne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Rooy lands with a right to the head.
Van Rooy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Rooy lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Rooy is working Payne over against the cage.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Payne controls his hands.
Payne prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Rooy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Van Rooy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Van Rooy tries to clinch there but Payne circles away.
Van Rooy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slow jab from Payne misses its intended target.
Van Rooy tries to clinch there but Payne circles away.
Payne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Derek Payne is winning the standup battle so far.
Payne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Rooy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Van Rooy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Payne at a distance.
Van Rooy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Rooy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Payne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy needs to keep his hands up - Payne had a free shot at his head there.
Van Rooy defending well as Payne loads up on a big left hand.
Payne throws a jab when Van Rooy was well out of range.
Van Rooy avoids the body shot from Payne. #T1#
Sloppy strikes from Payne. Those never looked like landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Van Rooy scores with a four punch combination!#CUT2#
It looks like Derek Payne has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice straight punches there by Payne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Payne.
Payne misses with a looping left.
Van Rooy wants to counter the offense by Payne and move into the clinch position.
Van Rooy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Payne.
Van Rooy tries to clinch but Payne is having none of it.
Van Rooy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Payne.
Payne misses the body punch #CL2#
and Van Rooy moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Van Rooy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy scores with a shot to the side of Payne's head.
A hook to the body from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy scores with a nice hook to the head.#T2#
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!
Van Rooy scores with a hook to the body.
Van Rooy lands with a left to the head.
Van Rooy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands with a left to the head.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Rooy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #ROC2#
Payne is rocked!
Van Rooy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Payne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Rooy creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Payne with a big uppercut! Payne tries to clinch up but Van Rooy pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Payne to the mat! Payne covers up and Van Rooy unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Albert Van Rooy!

 

Event: IFC 73: Mayer vs Chugman     
Date:   Oct 20, 2018
#R1#
Nice sprawl there from Van Rooy as Araujo shoots in.#TD#
Araujo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Van Rooy did well to prevent Araujo getting side control.
Araujo is thwarting Van Rooy's attempts to control the position.
Araujo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #SUB#
Araujo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Van Rooy is just riding it out for now. Araujo eventually gives up the hold.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Van Rooy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Araujo thows a huge punch but Van Rooy dodges it nicely.
Araujo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB#
Araujo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Van Rooy keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Araujo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Van Rooy sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Araujo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB#
Araujo is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Van Rooy is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thiago Araujo!

 

Event: IFC MW41: Divac v Choo     
Date:   Oct 03, 2018
#R1#
Van Rooy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CL2#
Van Rooy has Impaler up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Rooy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Rooy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Impaler avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Impaler controls his hands.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Impaler controls his hands.
Impaler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Rooy lands a body punch in the clinch.
I was talking to Impaler's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been informed that Van Rooy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rooy misses with some punches.
Impaler blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Impaler controls his hands. #T1#
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy swings wildly with an uppercut but Impaler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Impaler wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Rooy won't allow it.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Van Rooy.
Impaler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Impaler blocks it.
Van Rooy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Impaler blocks it.
Van Rooy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Impaler's elbow.
Van Rooy lands an uppercut.
Impaler blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T2#
Van Rooy digs a right hand underneath Impaler's ribcage. Impaler let out a lung full of air as it connected.#BC#
Impaler breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy looks to score with a jab to the body but Impaler is just out of range.
Van Rooy lands with a shot to the body.
Van Rooy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Rooy missing with a left hand there. Impaler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Impaler takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #CL2#
Impaler tries to keep at a distance but Van Rooy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Impaler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch. #T3##BC#
Impaler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Rooy tries to clinch but Impaler is having none of it.
Impaler lands with a right hand.
Impaler just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Impaler moves away.
Van Rooy throws a combination that misses
and Impaler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Rooy misses with a body shot
and Impaler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
Van Rooy drives through and clinches with Impaler against the cage.
Van Rooy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy misses with some punches.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Impaler.
Van Rooy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T4##BC#
Impaler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Rooy misses with a right hand
and Impaler counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Impaler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Van Rooy tries to close the distance and clinch but Impaler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Impaler circles away from the clinch attempt
and Impaler counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Rooy throws an off balance right hand
and Van Rooy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Impaler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Impaler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Van Rooy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Rooy throws the left hand but Impaler avoids the punch easily.
Van Rooy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Impaler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Impaler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Rooy.
Impaler swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Van Rooy 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.
#R2#
Van Rooy throws an overhand right that lands on Impaler's shoulder, as Impaler tries to avoid the shot.
Impaler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Rooy misses the target.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the body
and Van Rooy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Rooy misses with a double jab
and Impaler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Impaler.
Van Rooy throws a shot from downtown. Impaler moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy throws a big shot that misses.
Van Rooy misses with a body shot.
Van Rooy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Rooy swings for the body but Impaler moves out of range. #T1#
Impaler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Rooy misses with a body shot.
Impaler throwing a counter right hand but Van Rooy manages to avoid it.
Impaler throws a body shot but no joy.
Impaler missing with a left hand there. Van Rooy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Albert Van Rooy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Rooy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Rooy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big right from Van Rooy misses.
Impaler misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot by Impaler.
Impaler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Impaler moves away from the strike by Van Rooy.
Impaler misses with a body shot. #T2#
Van Rooy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Impaler is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Van Rooy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Rooy throws a jab but it's blocked by Impaler.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Rooy walks into a stiff left hand from Impaler.
Impaler throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Rooy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Rooy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Rooy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Rooy. Impaler does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Impaler tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Rooy throws a hook but Impaler avoids it easily.
Impaler connects with a right hand. Van Rooy shakes it off.
Van Rooy misses with a left hand
and Impaler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Rooy misses with a hook
and Impaler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
Impaler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Rooy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Van Rooy duly obliges.
Vladimir Impaler is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Van Rooy moves into the clinch.
Van Rooy can't find room to land a body shot as Impaler controls the action.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Impaler blocks it.
Albert Van Rooy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Rooy tries to work over Impaler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Rooy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Rooy can't find room to land a body shot as Impaler controls the action.
Impaler blocks an uppercut.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Van Rooy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Impaler tries to circle away but Van Rooy has him pinned against the cage.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Impaler prevents a body shot from Van Rooy. #T4#
Van Rooy throws a punch but it's blocked by Impaler.
Van Rooy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.#BC#
Impaler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Impaler slips a jab and a cross from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a looping right.
Van Rooy throws a poor cross that misses
and Impaler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Van Rooy thinking.
Impaler circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Impaler lands with a right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Van Rooy misses with a combination
and Impaler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Rooy moves to clinch but Impaler breaks away
and Impaler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Rooy closes the distance but Impaler moves to the side
and Impaler counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Impaler dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Impaler moves away from the strike by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the body
letting Impaler counter with a right hand.
Van Rooy throws a hook but Impaler blocks it.
Van Rooy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Impaler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Rooy throws out a loose jab but Impaler uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Impaler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Impaler misses with a looping left.
Van Rooy loads up on a big right hand but Impaler slips the punch.
Van Rooy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Impaler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the body
and Impaler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Impaler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Van Rooy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Impaler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T1#
Van Rooy looks to clinch
and Impaler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Impaler slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Rooy throws a looping overhand right but Impaler ducks down to avoid it.
Van Rooy throws a hook to the side of Impaler's head but Impaler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Impaler slips a straight right by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Impaler misses with a body shot.
Van Rooy misses with a right hand
and Impaler counters with a nice body shot.
Impaler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Rooy is looking to clinch.
Impaler slips under a jab from Van Rooy.#T2#
Van Rooy misses with a left hand
and Impaler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Impaler misses with an uppercut. Van Rooy saw that one coming.
Van Rooy moves out of range as Impaler strikes.
Impaler throws a looping overhand right but Van Rooy ducks down to avoid it.
Van Rooy looks to land a right hand but Impaler moved out of range.
Impaler takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Rooy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Rooy looks to score with a jab to the body but Impaler is just out of range.
A big left from Van Rooy misses.
Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Impaler.
Van Rooy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Impaler.
Impaler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T3#
Impaler loads up on a big right hand but Van Rooy slips the punch.
Van Rooy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Impaler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Rooy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Rooy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Van Rooy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #CL2#
Van Rooy darts in and clinches Impaler up against the cage.
Impaler is trying to break free.
Impaler lands with a light punch inside.
Van Rooy cracks Impaler with a nice body shot.
Van Rooy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Impaler backwards.
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Impaler avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
Van Rooy can't find room to land a body shot as Impaler controls the action.
Impaler blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T4#
Van Rooy digs a right hand into Impaler's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Impaler's gas tank.
Van Rooy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Impaler prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a hook that snaps the head of Impaler backwards.
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!
Impaler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Impaler blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rooy fails to land.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Impaler scores with a shoulder strike.
Impaler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Impaler blocks an uppercut.
Impaler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

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 Vladimir Impaler.
I think Impaler has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Albert Van Rooy!

 

Event: IFC MW39: Lomachenko v Chugman     
Date:   Sep 19, 2018
#R1#
Van Rooy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from PinkHole.
Van Rooy misses with a looping right.
PinkHole throws out a powerful jab.
PinkHole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Van Rooy misses with a two punch combination.
Van Rooy throws a hook to the side of PinkHole's head but PinkHole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good standup being displayed there by PinkHole as he connects with a hook.#CUT#
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Van Rooy ducks under a wild hook from PinkHole.
Van Rooy wants to counter with a clinch but PinkHole pushes him away.
Van Rooy connects with a body shot.
PinkHole gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from PinkHole misses.
Van Rooy scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Van Rooy has closed the distance and engaged PinkHole in a clinch.
PinkHole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
PinkHole wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Rooy won't allow it.
PinkHole is trying to force a seperation but Van Rooy has the dominant position.
PinkHole wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Rooy won't allow it. #T1#
PinkHole wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Rooy has him pressed against the cage.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but PinkHole blocks it.
PinkHole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Rooy digs a right hand underneath PinkHole's ribcage. PinkHole let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but PinkHole avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
PinkHole scores with a shoulder strike.
PinkHole is trying to push Van Rooy away but Van Rooy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Van Rooy works on PinkHole's body with a couple of short punches.
PinkHole is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Van Rooy digs a right hand into PinkHole's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on PinkHole's gas tank.
PinkHole is breathing heavily.
Van Rooy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Rooy gets through PinkHole's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
PinkHole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to PinkHole's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Rooy.
A hook to the body from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy can't find room to land a body shot as PinkHole controls the action.
Van Rooy is working PinkHole over against the cage.
Van Rooy lands a shot to the body.#T2#
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Rooy.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Van Rooy on the inside.
Van Rooy is leaning against PinkHole and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rooy lands with a light punch inside.
Van Rooy digs a right hand into PinkHole's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on PinkHole's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a hook to the side of the head.
PinkHole can't break the clinch.
Van Rooy scores with a nice hook to the head.
PinkHole tries to circle away but Van Rooy has him pinned against the cage.
Van Rooy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy digs a right hand underneath PinkHole's ribcage. PinkHole let out a lung full of air as it connected.
PinkHole's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Rooy lands with a right to the head.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as PinkHole controls his hands.
Van Rooy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Van Rooy scores with a hook to the body.#T3#
PinkHole takes a shot to the head.
PinkHole's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Rooy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down PinkHole.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy scores with a hook to the body.
Van Rooy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Rooy cracks PinkHole with a nice body shot.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but PinkHole blocks it.
Van Rooy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Rooy scores with a shot to the side of PinkHole's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Rooy.
Van Rooy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Rooy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of PinkHole backwards.
Van Rooy misses with a punch 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!
PinkHole takes a shot to the head.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as PinkHole controls his hands.
Van Rooy lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Rooy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Rooy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of PinkHole backwards.
Van Rooy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Van Rooy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T4#
Van Rooy is working PinkHole over against the cage.
Van Rooy works on PinkHole's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Rooy lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Rooy.
PinkHole prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a hook that snaps the head of PinkHole backwards.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Van Rooy on the inside.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy.
Good body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of PinkHoles head.
PinkHole has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Rooy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy pushes PinkHole back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but PinkHole blocks it.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Van Rooy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Van Rooy's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Rooy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van Rooy's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Rooy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #KD2#
Oooooh!!! Van Rooy has knocked PinkHole down with a huge combo! Van Rooy steps away and waves a wobbly PinkHole back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
PinkHole is rocked!#CL2#
Van Rooy instigates a clinch.
Oh PinkHole is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Rooy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
PinkHole's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Rooy lands a big right hand! PinkHole is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Albert Van Rooy!

 

Event: IFC 66: Murha vs Impaler     
Date:   Sep 01, 2018
#R1#
Durnin misses with a wild body shot.
As Durnin tries to get set, Van Rooy tries to push him back and clinch up but Durnin manages to avoid the attempt.
Van Rooy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durnin.
Van Rooy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Durnin scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters circling - Durnin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Rooy tries to counter by clinching up but Durnin breaks away and moves out of range.
We've been told by Van Rooy's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big right from Durnin misses.
Durnin blocks a jab.
Durnin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Rooy at a distance.
Durnin throws a jab when Van Rooy was well out of range.
Van Rooy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Durnin's coach down at mickeyharts the greatest was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Durnin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#CL#
Durnin tries to keep at a distance but Van Rooy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy lands a nice uppercut.
Durnin blocking some punches.
Durnin gets through Van Rooy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Rooy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durnin's elbow.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Durnin controls his hands. #T1#
Durnin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Van Rooy up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durnin.
Van Rooy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Durnin backwards.
Van Rooy swings wildly with an uppercut but Durnin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Durnin blocks it.
Good body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy swings wildly with an uppercut but Durnin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rooy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike.
Durnin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Durnin backwards.
Durnin blocks an uppercut.
Durnin blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Durnin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Durnin tries to circle away but Van Rooy has him pinned against the cage.
Durnin lands with a left to the head.
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Durnin avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durnin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T3#
Durnin prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tries to work over Durnin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durnin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy is leaning against Durnin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Van Rooy lands with a light punch inside.
Van Rooy misses with a punch on the inside.
Durnin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Durnin blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Rooy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy scores with a hook to the body.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Durnin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Durnin blocks it.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Durnin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Rooy throws a punch but it's blocked by Durnin.
Van Rooy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Rooy misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Durnin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Rooy's elbow.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Durnin controls his hands.
Van Rooy throws a punch but it's blocked by Durnin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Rooy scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Rooy.
Van Rooy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Van Rooy dominated that round.
That's time! Van Rooy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Durnin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Durnin throws a shot from downtown. Van Rooy moves away and avoids it.
Van Rooy doesn't manage to clinch there - Durnin circles away.
Durnin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Van Rooy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durnin.
Van Rooy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Durnin manages to circle out of the way.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Durnin.
Durnin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Rooy throws a lazy right hand but Durnin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Rooy throws a body punch but Durnin moves out of range.
Van Rooy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durnin was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Rooy.
Durnin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy is looking to counter the offense by Durnin and move into the clinch.
Durnin takes a swing at Van Rooy's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Durnin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy looks to score with a jab to the body but Durnin is just out of range.
Van Rooy ducks under a wild hook from Durnin.
Van Rooy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Durnin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Durnin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T1#
Durnin tests Van Rooy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Durnin cracks Van Rooy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Durnin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Durnin throws a hook to the side of Van Rooy's head but Van Rooy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Rooy misses the target.
Van Rooy misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from Van Rooy finds it's target.
A shot to the liver by Durnin. Beautiful body shot.
Naoise Durnin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Durnin throws a hook to the side of Van Rooy's head but Van Rooy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Durnin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Rooy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durnin looks to land a right hand but Van Rooy moved out of range.
Durnin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Rooy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Durnin scores with a nice head shot.
Van Rooy is looking to wear down Durnin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Durnin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Durnin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T2#
The fighters circling - Durnin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Rooy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Durnin connects with a body shot that sends Van Rooy's belly button to the back.
Durnin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Van Rooy slips a jab from Durnin.
Van Rooy avoids the body shot from Durnin.
Van Rooy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Durnin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Durnin throws a big shot that misses.#CL#
Van Rooy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Durnin, pushing him back against the cage.
Durnin working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rooy fails to land.
Durnin scores with a shoulder strike.
Durnin prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Durnin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T3#
Durnin blocks an uppercut.
Van Rooy has a couple of punches blocked by Durnin. #BC2#
Durnin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Rooy throws a series of punches but Durnin avoids them all with ease.
Durnin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Durnin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Van Rooy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Durnin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Durnin lands with a straight right. Van Rooy didn't see that one coming.
Durnin scores with a punch to the head.
Van Rooy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durnin.
Durnin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Rooy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Durnin lands a jab to the head.
Durnin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durnin scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
Durnin punishes Van Rooy's body with a nice straight punch.
Durnin misses with a body shot #CL#
and Van Rooy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durnin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Van Rooy is working Durnin over against the cage.#BC2#
Durnin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Durnin takes one to the chin there.
A big left from Van Rooy misses.
Nice body punch from Durnin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durnin. Van Rooy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Rooy scores with a hook to the body. Durnin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Van Rooy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Naoise Durnin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Van Rooy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Durnin.
Durnin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Durnin.
Durnin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durnin punishes Van Rooy's body with a nice straight punch.
Durnin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Rooy manages to avoid it.
Durnin works Van Rooy's body with a nice hook.
Van Rooy misses with an uppercut.
Durnin slips a jab from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy walks into a straight right hand from Durnin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durnin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Rooy tries to counter by clinching up but Durnin breaks away and moves out of range.
Van Rooy takes a swing at Durnin's ribcage but misses.
Van Rooy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Rooy connects with a crisp jab.
Van Rooy misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Van Rooy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Van Rooy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Durnin finds it's way round the side to connect with Van Rooy's head.
Van Rooy misses with a hook. Durnin ducked under it nicely.
Van Rooy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Rooy tries to clinch up.
Durnin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Durnin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Rooy on the side of the head.
Jab from Durnin.
Van Rooy drops his hands momentarily and Durnin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Van Rooy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durnin misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Van Rooy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Rooy.
Durnin slips under a jab.
Van Rooy looks to land a left hand but Durnin moved out of range nicely.
Durnin swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Rooy.#T2#
Durnin connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durnin connects with a crisp jab.
Durnin looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Rooy is just out of range.
Van Rooy scores with a jab to the body.
Van Rooy moves out of range of the strikes.
Durnin misses with a hook.
Van Rooy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Durnin throws out the jab.
Van Rooy tries to move into range but Durnin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Van Rooy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Rooy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durnin manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy scores with a hook to the body. Durnin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Durnin staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Durnin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Durnin swings for the body but Van Rooy moves out of range.
Van Rooy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Durnin manages to circle out of the way.
A jab lands there for Durnin.#T3#
Durnin lands with a good body shot.
Van Rooy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Durnin lands with a cross.
Durnin connects with a nice looking jab.
Van Rooy scores with a jab to the body.
Van Rooy throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Rooy blocks a jab.
Durnin digs a good body shot into Van Rooy's ribs.
Van Rooy is looking to clinch but Durnin is avoiding it.
Durnin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice uppercut there from Durnin.
Durnin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Durnin.
Van Rooy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Durnin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Rooy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durnin throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
Van Rooy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durnin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durnin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durnin throws a body shot but no joy.
Durnin lands with a straight right. Van Rooy didn't see that one coming.
Van Rooy scores with a jab. Durnin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Van Rooy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durnin moves away.
Durnin keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Rooy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Durnin.
Van Rooy lands an overhand right.
Durnin misses the jab.
Van Rooy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durnin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durnin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Durnin avoids the body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Durnin momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Naoise Durnin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Durnin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naoise Durnin!

Naoise Durnin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: IFC 64 Thomas vs Lopez     
Date:   Aug 18, 2018
#R1#
A head kick misses from Go Bucks.
Albert Van Rooy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Rooy closes the distance but Go Bucks moves to the side
and Go Bucks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been told by Van Rooy's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Van Rooy tries to clinch up.
Van Rooy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Go Bucks moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Go Bucks as he connects with a hook.#CUT2#
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Van Rooy cracks Go Bucks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Van Rooy lands with a right hand.
Van Rooy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Go Bucks moves away.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the body
and Go Bucks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Rooy throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Go Bucks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL#
Van Rooy moves into the clinch.
Van Rooy scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A frustrated look appears on Go Bucks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Rooy.
Go Bucks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Go Bucks misses with some punches.
Go Bucks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Go Bucks is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Rooy has double underhooks. #T1#
Go Bucks gets through Van Rooy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Rooy.
Go Bucks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Rooy scores with a shot to the side of Go Bucks's head.
Go Bucks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Go Bucks prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Go Bucks lands with a left to the head.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike.
Van Rooy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Go Bucks's elbow.
Go Bucks misses with a punch to the body.
Go Bucks pushes Van Rooy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Go Bucks lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Go Bucks swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Go Bucks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Go Bucks blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Go Bucks manages to break the clinch. #T2##CL#
Go Bucks tries to keep at a distance but Van Rooy has taken the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Go Bucks.
Van Rooy blocks a body shot from Go Bucks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Go Bucks.
Go Bucks blocking some punches.
Van Rooy blocking some punches.
Van Rooy lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Rooy.
Go Bucks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Go Bucks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Go Bucks tries to work over Van Rooy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy - that landed with a thud.
Van Rooy scores with a shot to the side of Go Bucks's head.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Go Bucks prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Go Bucks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Go Bucks as the two fighters clinch.
Go Bucks is trying to break the clinch but Van Rooy has him pressed against the cage. #BC2#
Go Bucks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Van Rooy digs a good hook to Go Bucks's body.
Go Bucks misses the jab.
Van Rooy just misses with a punch to the body.
Go Bucks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Rooy blocks the body kick.
Go Bucks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Van Rooy slips a straight right by Go Bucks.
Nice defenses there by Go Bucks.
Go Bucks throws a sloppy head kick and Van Rooy moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Go Bucks scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Rooy should have avoided that one.
Go Bucks throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Go Bucks - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Go Bucks throws a head kick but Van Rooy moves out of range. #T4#
Go Bucks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Van Rooy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Go Bucks.
We've been informed that Go Bucks has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Van Rooy misses the shot to the body.
Van Rooy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Go Bucks.
Go Bucks throws a big counter head kick but Van Rooy avoids it with no problem.
Go Bucks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Go Bucks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Rooy misses with the combination.
Go Bucks lands with a good body shot.#CL#
Van Rooy closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Go Bucks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Go Bucks.
Go Bucks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy throws a punch but it's blocked by Go Bucks.
Van Rooy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Van Rooy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Van Rooy throws a sloppy body shot
and Go Bucks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Go Bucks.
Van Rooy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Go Bucks's head backwards.#CL#
Go Bucks tries to keep at a distance but Van Rooy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van Rooy misses with some punches.
Go Bucks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Rooy or not.
Go Bucks lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Go Bucks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Rooy can't find room to land a body shot as Go Bucks controls the action.
Van Rooy gets through Go Bucks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Rooy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van Rooy lands an uppercut.
Van Rooy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Go Bucks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Rooy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Go Bucks.
Go Bucks is breathing heavily.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T1#
A nice left hand lands by Van Rooy.
Go Bucks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Go Bucks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Go Bucks.
Van Rooy throws a punch but it's blocked by Go Bucks.
Albert Van Rooy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Go Bucks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Go Bucks tries to work over Van Rooy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Rooy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Van Rooy cracks Go Bucks with a nice body shot.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Go Bucks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Rooy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Go Bucks's elbow.
Go Bucks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Rooy throws a head punch that misses.
Go Bucks tries to work over Van Rooy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Go Bucks can do to turn this around?
Go Bucks can't break the clinch. #T2#
Go Bucks misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Go Bucks blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tries to work over Go Bucks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Go Bucks blocks it.
Van Rooy lands a right hand.
Van Rooy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Go Bucks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Rooy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Go Bucks has a couple of punches blocked by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy tries to work over Go Bucks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Go Bucks lands a shoulder strike.
Go Bucks struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rooy controls his hands. #BC2#
Go Bucks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Rooy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Rooy throws a body shot but no joy.
Go Bucks looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T3#
Go Bucks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Rooy is looking to wear down Go Bucks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Van Rooy scores with a nice right hand.
Go Bucks throws a looping overhand right but Van Rooy ducks down to avoid it.
Go Bucks throws a head kick but Van Rooy moves out of range.
Go Bucks throws a head kick that misses.
Van Rooy lands a jab to the nose.
Van Rooy scores with a jab to the body.
Go Bucks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Go Bucks throws a looping overhand right but Van Rooy ducks down to avoid it.
Van Rooy lands a nice shot that snaps Go Bucks's head back.
Van Rooy lands a body shot.
Van Rooy lands with a hook. Go Bucks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Rooy moves to clinch but Go Bucks breaks away
and Van Rooy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Go Bucks takes one on the button.
Go Bucks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Rooy manages to avoid it.#T4#
Van Rooy works over Go Bucks's head and body with a nice combination.
Van Rooy moves away from the strike by Go Bucks.
Van Rooy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Van Rooy is looking to clinch but Go Bucks is avoiding it.
Go Bucks lands a head kick. Van Rooy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Go Bucks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Rooy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Rooy throws an overhand right that lands on Go Bucks's shoulder, as Go Bucks tries to avoid the shot.
Van Rooy blocks a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Van Rooy. Beautiful body shot.
Van Rooy lands a really nice looking cross but Go Bucks seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL#
Go Bucks gets tackled into the cage by Van Rooy. Van Rooy maintains the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Go Bucks.
Van Rooy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Go Bucks backwards.
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Go Bucks avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Van Rooy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Go Bucks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Van Rooy throws a right hand that misses
and Go Bucks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Rooy feints a jab promting Go Bucks to slip. Van Rooy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Go Bucks slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Van Rooy punishes Go Bucks's body with a nice straight punch.
Go Bucks connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Rooy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Go Bucks throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Rooy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CL#
Van Rooy moves into the clinch.
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!
Van Rooy swings wildly with an uppercut but Go Bucks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Go Bucks swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Go Bucks breaks the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Go Bucks!
Go Bucks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1##CL#
Van Rooy moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Rooy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rooy fails to land.
Van Rooy lands a nice shot to the body.
Go Bucks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Go Bucks wants to break free but Van Rooy has control.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy.
Go Bucks tries a body shot but Van Rooy blocks it.
Van Rooy tries to work over Go Bucks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy works on Go Bucks's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Rooy gets through Go Bucks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Rooy.
Still in the clinch, Van Rooy scores with a nice short uppercut.#ROC#
Go Bucks is rocked!
Van Rooy lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Go Bucks to his knees! Van Rooy keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Van Rooy!

 

Event: IFC MW 34 Warholm vs Amana     
Date:   Jul 25, 2018
#R1#
A jab from Biscuit misses.
Van Rooy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Biscuit slips a straight right by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Biscuit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Biscuit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Biscuit has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Van Rooy is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nice defenses there by Van Rooy.
Biscuit cracks Van Rooy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Rooy tries to clinch up.
Biscuit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Rooy slips a straight right by Biscuit.
Van Rooy throws a jab when Biscuit was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biscuit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #CUT#
It looks like Schmorgen Biscuit has been cut.
Biscuit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Rooy finds it's way round the side to connect with Biscuit's head.
Biscuit connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biscuit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Biscuit misses with a looping left.
Van Rooy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Biscuit.
Nice defenses there by Van Rooy.
A cross from Biscuit lands.
Biscuit misses the jab.
Biscuit misses with a hook
and Van Rooy counters with a straight right hand.
Biscuit lands a jab.
Van Rooy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Biscuit.
Biscuit fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Rooy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Rooy throws a looping overhand right but Biscuit ducks down to avoid it.
Van Rooy lands with a hook. Biscuit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Van Rooy catches Biscuit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Biscuit scores with a jab. Van Rooy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Albert Van Rooy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Biscuit dips to his left and cracks Van Rooy with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Biscuit.
Biscuit changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Biscuit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Van Rooy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Biscuit doesn't seem bothered though.
Biscuit loads up on a big right hand but Van Rooy slips the punch.
Biscuit scores with a nice head shot.
Biscuit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Rooy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schmorgen Biscuit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Rooy moves out of range as Biscuit strikes.
Van Rooy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T3#
Biscuit looks to land a right hand but Van Rooy moved out of range.
Van Rooy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Biscuit looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Van Rooy is fending him off so far but Biscuit persists. Nope, Van Rooy circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Van Rooy as Biscuit shoots in.
As Biscuit tries to get set, Van Rooy tries to push him back and clinch up but Biscuit manages to avoid the attempt.
A left lands for Van Rooy.
Biscuit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Rooy.
Biscuit shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Van Rooy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Albert Van Rooy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Schmorgen Biscuit.
Biscuit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Rooy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Biscuit scrambles back to his feet.
Van Rooy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Biscuit takes one to the chin there.
Van Rooy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Van Rooy throws a right and a left that Biscuit avoids nicely. #T4#
Biscuit shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Van Rooy as he avoids it easily.
Biscuit scores with the left hand. Van Rooy knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD2#
Biscuit throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Van Rooy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Biscuit is in Van Rooy's guard.
Biscuit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Van Rooy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Biscuit on the ground.
Van Rooy wants to sweep but no luck.
Biscuit trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Rooy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Biscuit seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Van Rooy is trying to control the position but Biscuit postures up.
Van Rooy trying to control the position here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Biscuit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Biscuit tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Rooy is retaining full guard.
Biscuit is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Biscuit controlling from the top position.
Biscuit keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Van Rooy's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Schmorgen Biscuit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Schmorgen Biscuit's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Van Rooy lands the left hand.
Van Rooy misses with a hook. Biscuit ducked under it nicely.
Van Rooy moves in looking to clinch but Biscuit pushes him off.
Biscuit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Biscuit scores with a nice strike.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Rooy misses the target.
A big right from Van Rooy misses.
Biscuit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Biscuit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Van Rooy throwing a counter right hand but Biscuit manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biscuit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Biscuit shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Van Rooy but Van Rooy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Van Rooy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Nice uppercut lands for Biscuit. That snapped Van Rooy's head back.
Biscuit might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#CL#
Van Rooy clinches. #TD2#
Van Rooy is fighting off a takedown attempt but Biscuit is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Van Rooy to the mat. Van Rooy regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biscuit looking to pass the guard.
Van Rooy looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Rooy, not yet.
Van Rooy is trying to control the position but Biscuit postures up.
Biscuit trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Rooy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Rooy looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Rooy, not yet.
Biscuit throwing strikes but missing.
Biscuit won't allow Van Rooy to sweep him here.
Biscuit sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Van Rooy's guard.
Van Rooy controlling the position for now.
Van Rooy wants to control the action here but instead Biscuit manages to pass to full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Biscuit cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers! #T2#
Biscuit in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Rooy tries to lock up and control but Biscuit gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Biscuit is landing with some decent strikes but Van Rooy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Biscuit landing shots from mount.
Biscuit controlling from mount.
Van Rooy can't escape the position.
Biscuit is landing with some decent strikes but Van Rooy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Van Rooy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Biscuit landing shots from mount.
Biscuit landing strikes from the mount and Van Rooy is in trouble!
Biscuit avoids the attempt from Van Rooy to control.
Biscuit lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Biscuit lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Biscuit lands a big elbow. #T3##SUB2#
Biscuit looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Van Rooy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Biscuit working the ground and pound effectively.
Biscuit controlling his opponent.
Biscuit working the ground and pound effectively.
Van Rooy is bucking up trying to escape but Biscuit cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Biscuit with a couple of short strikes.#ROC2#
Van Rooy is rocked!
Van Rooy manages to control the position for a moment.
Oh Van Rooy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Biscuit with good strikes from the mount here!
Van Rooy tries to hold on but Biscuit pushes him away.
Van Rooy seems to have got his legs back now.#SUB2#
Biscuit is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Van Rooy is surviving well by controlling Biscuit's body position as best he can.
Biscuit with the ground and pound from mount. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Biscuit is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Van Rooy has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Biscuit avoids the attempt from Van Rooy to control.
Biscuit trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Biscuit working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Van Rooy is trying desperately to improve position.
Biscuit punishing his opponent with strikes.
Van Rooy is looking to get to half guard.
Biscuit raining down shots from the mount!
Biscuit with the ground and pound from mount.
Biscuit scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Van Rooy? #ROC2#
Van Rooy is rocked!
Van Rooy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Van Rooy tries to get out of the position.
Biscuit with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Schmorgen Biscuit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Schmorgen Biscuit's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Van Rooy swats away the attempt to clinch by Biscuit.
Schmorgen Biscuit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Biscuit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Rooy circles away quickly and effectively.
Biscuit changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Van Rooy tries to avoid it but Biscuit manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Van Rooy to the ground. Van Rooy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Biscuit lands a jab to the nose.
Biscuit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Rooy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Rooy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Biscuit tries to clinch but Van Rooy moves out of range.
A big left from Biscuit misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Biscuit coming out on top.
Biscuit fails with a takedown attempt.#T1#
Biscuit throws out a loose jab but Van Rooy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biscuit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Rooy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Rooy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Biscuit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Rooy throws a lazy right hand but Biscuit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Rooy fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Van Rooy pushes Biscuit up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Rooy is working Biscuit over against the cage.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Biscuit blocks it.
Biscuit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a body shot.
Biscuit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Rooy lands with a left to the head.
Van Rooy lands with a left to the head. #T2#
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Biscuit avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
Van Rooy lands with a light punch inside.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Rooy throws a punch but it's blocked by Biscuit.
Van Rooy stops a takedown attempt from Biscuit.
Albert Van Rooy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Schmorgen Biscuit.
Van Rooy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Rooy managing to block the knees to the body from Biscuit.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Biscuit controls his hands.
Van Rooy pushes Biscuit back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Van Rooy.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy digs a right hand into Biscuit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Biscuit's gas tank.
Van Rooy lands a shot to the body.
Van Rooy lands a right hand.
Albert Van Rooy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Biscuit controls his hands.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Rooy avoiding damage as Biscuit throws knees to the body.
Van Rooy can't find room to land a body shot as Biscuit controls the action. #T3#
A head punch on the inside from Van Rooy fails to land.
Good body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Biscuit controls his hands.
Van Rooy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Van Rooy.
Biscuit blocks an uppercut.
Van Rooy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Biscuit is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Biscuit is trying to drag Van Rooy to the mat but Van Rooy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy - that landed with a thud.
Van Rooy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Biscuit backwards.
Van Rooy lands a nice uppercut.
Schmorgen Biscuit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A right hand to the body from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Biscuit avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
Van Rooy presses Biscuit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T4#
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Rooy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Rooy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Biscuit prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Rooy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Albert Van Rooy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with the head strike.
Biscuit blocking some punches.
Van Rooy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Rooy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Biscuit.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Biscuit controls his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Van Rooy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Biscuit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Schmorgen Biscuit!

After the big win, Schmorgen Biscuit made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors IniTech Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

 

Event: IFC 57 Fischer vs Dali     
Date:   Jun 30, 2018
#R1#
Lemieux just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy throws a series of punches but Lemieux avoids them all with ease.
Lemieux takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Rooy misses with a left hand
and Lemieux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Lemieux missing with a left hand there. Van Rooy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Rooy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lemieux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Van Rooy throws a body shot but no joy.
Lemieux misses with a double jab.
Van Rooy lands a lovely overhand right.
Lemieux throws a jab when Van Rooy was well out of range.
Van Rooy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Van Rooy is looking to clinch but Lemieux is avoiding it.
Lemieux's coach down at Death Valley Training Facility was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lemieux's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemieux tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Rooy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Rooy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Van Rooy throws a series of punches but Lemieux avoids them all with ease. #CL2#
Lemieux gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T1#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Lemieux blocks it.
Van Rooy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Rooy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lemieux.
Lemieux prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Lemieux controls his hands.
Lemieux blocks an uppercut.
Van Rooy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rooy tries to work over Lemieux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Van Rooy.
Lemieux blocking some punches.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Lemieux controls his hands.
Lemieux tries to throw a body punch but Van Rooy avoids it by throwing Lemieux back against the cage. #T2#
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike.
Lemieux working aggressively here.
Van Rooy working aggressively here.
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Lemieux avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
Lemieux tries a body shot but Van Rooy blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Rooy is leaning against Lemieux and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lemieux is working Van Rooy over against the cage.
A short right from Lemieux.
Van Rooy misses with some punches.
Van Rooy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lemieux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lemieux working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lemieux stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Rooy misses with the head strike.
Van Rooy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lemieux's elbow.
Lemieux works on Van Rooy's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Rooy is working Lemieux over against the cage.
Lemieux scores with a shoulder strike. #T3#
Lemieux prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Lemieux avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
Lemieux gets through Van Rooy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lemieux tries to work over Van Rooy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lemieux lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Rooy misses with some punches.
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Lemieux avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
Lemieux tries a body shot but Van Rooy blocks it.
Van Rooy scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy can't find room to land a body shot as Lemieux controls the action.
Lemieux prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
A right handed body shot lands from Lemieux.
Van Rooy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Rooy prevents a body shot from Lemieux.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy.
Lemieux looks winded!#T4#
Lemieux misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Rooy lands with a light punch inside.
Lemieux misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lemieux.
Van Rooy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lemieux blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
A head punch on the inside from Van Rooy fails to land.
Lemieux lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemieux cracks Van Rooy with a nice body shot.
Van Rooy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lemieux misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Lemieux controls his hands.
Van Rooy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy pushes Lemieux back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Lemieux.
Lemieux tries to work over Van Rooy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lemieux blocking some punches.
Lemieux lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Albert Van Rooy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
No joy there for Lemieux, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lemieux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lemieux just misses with a punch to the body.
Lemieux lands with a hook. Van Rooy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lemieux lands a jab to the head.
Lemieux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Rooy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lemieux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lemieux lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Van Rooy scores with a punch to the head.
Lemieux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Rooy throws a jab but it's blocked by Lemieux.
Van Rooy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Rooy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #T1#
Van Rooy connects with the punch.
Lemieux throws a hook but Van Rooy blocks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a combination
and Lemieux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vincent Lemieux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Lemieux.
It looked like Van Rooy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lemieux with a nice cross.
Lemieux tries to bum rush Van Rooy with a series of wild strikes but Van Rooy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vincent Lemieux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Rooy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #KD2#
Lemieux lands a left and a right that send Van Rooy crashing to the mat, dazed. Lemieux thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Van Rooy is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Rooy misses with an uppercut. Lemieux saw that one coming.
Oh Van Rooy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Rooy dodges the punch combination from Lemieux.
Van Rooy seems to have got his legs back now.#T2#
Lemieux throws a series of punches but Van Rooy avoids them all with ease.
Lemieux misses with a double jab #CL#
and Van Rooy moves into the clinch.
Van Rooy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lemieux goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Lemieux blocks it.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lemieux has a couple of punches blocked by Van Rooy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lemieux.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Lemieux blocks it.
Lemieux blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy scores with a shot to the side of Lemieux's head.
Albert Van Rooy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Rooy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lemieux is breathing heavily.
A short right from Van Rooy on the inside. #ROC#
Lemieux is rocked!
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Lemieux is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Rooy finish him?#T3#
Van Rooy throws a big uppercut that drops Lemieux! More strikes from Van Rooy and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lemieux lies dazed against the cage as Van Rooy celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Van Rooy!

 

Event: IFC 53 Butabi vs McTavish     
Date:   Jun 02, 2018
#R1#
Bell misses with a shot to the body
and Van Rooy counters with a stiff right hand.
Bell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Van Rooy counters with a straight right hand.
Bell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Rooy counters with a stiff right hand.
Bell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van Rooy counters with a three punch combo that has Bell backing up. Bell nods at Van Rooy to acknowledge the strikes.
Bell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bell throws a lazy body kick #CL2#
and Van Rooy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Van Rooy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Bell blocks it.
Van Rooy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Rooy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bells head.
Van Rooy presses Bell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bell wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Rooy won't allow it. #T1#
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Van Rooy.
Bell is breathing heavily.
Van Rooy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Rooy scores with a hook to the body.
Van Rooy pushes Bell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Van Rooy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands an uppercut.
Bell tries to pull guard but Van Rooy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Van Rooy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Rooy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short body shot lands from Van Rooy as the two fighters clinch.
Van Rooy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bell takes a shot to the head. #T2#
Still in the clinch, Van Rooy scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Van Rooy on the inside.
Van Rooy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#TD2#
Van Rooy gets control of Bell's arms and successfully pulls guard. Van Rooy will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Van Rooy working for a triangle but Bell defends it easily.
Bell preventing the sweep.
Bell trying to control but Van Rooy is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Van Rooy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bell stopping the sweep attempt from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Van Rooy wants to sweep but no luck.
Van Rooy trying to control the position here.
Van Rooy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T3#
Bell wants to control from the top but Van Rooy keeps moving.
Bell sitting in guard here, content to control.
Van Rooy wants to sweep here but Bell controlling him for the moment.
Van Rooy is trying to control the position but Bell postures up. #SUB#
Bell is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Van Rooy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bell with a poor takedown
and Van Rooy counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Van Rooy scores with a shot to the body.
Bell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Van Rooy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bell momentarily.
Bell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Rooy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bell somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Rooy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Van Rooy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bell shoots and misses
and Van Rooy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Van Rooy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Van Rooy jabs Bell right on the nose. Bell blinks but takes it well.
Van Rooy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bell with a poor takedown
and Van Rooy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bell tries for a takedown but Van Rooy circles away easily
and Van Rooy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Van Rooy has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Bell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Rooy counters with a left and a right that stings Bell. #KD2#
Van Rooy lands a big uppercut and Bell crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bell looks OK. Van Rooy waves Bell back to his feet!#ROC2#
Bell is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Greg Bell has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD#
Bell drives through with a takedown into guard.
Van Rooy is adopting a defensive guard.
Bell preventing the sweep.
Van Rooy trying to control the position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Van Rooy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bell wants to control from the top but Van Rooy keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Van Rooy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Van Rooy wants to sweep here but Bell controlling him for the moment.
Van Rooy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Rooy pulls Bell in to control the position.
Van Rooy being controlled here, momentarily.
Van Rooy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bell is one step ahead there. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bell stays in close to Van Rooy's body and controls the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#SUB#
Bell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Van Rooy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bell defends well.
Van Rooy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bell being controlled here momentarily.
Bell controls from within his opponent's guard.
Van Rooy pulls Bell in close to prevent any damage. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Greg Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Bell misses with a body shot
and Van Rooy counters with a three punch combo that has Bell backing up. Bell nods at Van Rooy to acknowledge the strikes.
Bell misses with a takedown
and Van Rooy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Bell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the liver by Van Rooy. Beautiful body shot.
Van Rooy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Albert Van Rooy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bell darts in trying to clinch
and Van Rooy counters with a left and a right that stings Bell.
Van Rooy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bell backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bell fails with the takedown
and Van Rooy counters with a nice body shot. #T4#
Van Rooy thuds his right hand into Bell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Van Rooy has knocked Bell down with a huge combo! Van Rooy steps away and waves a wobbly Bell back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CL2#
Van Rooy gets a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a left hand.
Bell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Rooy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Van Rooy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Rooy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Van Rooy gets through Bell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Rooy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Van Rooy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Greg Bell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Van Rooy clinches.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Bell blocks it.
Albert Van Rooy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Rooy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bell's elbow.
Van Rooy presses Bell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Rooy lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Van Rooy scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Rooy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Van Rooy lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Rooy digs a right hand underneath Bell's ribcage. Bell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Rooy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Rooy lands with a short shot to the head. #T1#
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Rooy.
A hook to the body from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands with a right to the head.
Van Rooy pushes Bell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Rooy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Van Rooy pushes Bell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bell takes a shot to the head.
Van Rooy lands a body shot.
Van Rooy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Rooy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Van Rooy.
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!
Van Rooy scores with a shoulder strike. #T2#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Rooy.
Oh Bell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Rooy lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike. #TD2#
Van Rooy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bell seems to have got his legs back now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bell wants to control from the top but Van Rooy keeps moving. #SUB2#
Van Rooy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bell defends well.
Bell is working Van Rooy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Van Rooy trying to control the position here.
Van Rooy is trying to control the position but Bell postures up. #T3#
Bell wants to pass the guard but Van Rooy is keeping the position.
Van Rooy trying to control the position. #SUB2#
Van Rooy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Van Rooy being controlled here, momentarily.
Greg Bell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Van Rooy trying to keep a closed guard but Bell is proving a slippery customer. #SUB2#
Van Rooy looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bell has picked Van Rooy up and slammed him! Van Rooy can't keep hold of the triangle and Bell manages to pass to side control!
Bell is putting a hurting on Van Rooy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bell working the body and head with strikes. #T4#
Bell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Rooy keeps working.
Bell 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.
Bell cracks Van Rooy with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bell working the body and head with strikes.
Van Rooy is trying to improve his position.
Bell lands an elbow.
You can see the frustration on Van Rooy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Rooy keeps working.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Greg Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bell connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Van Rooy some visible discomfort.
Van Rooy wants to control but Bell postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Van Rooy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van Rooy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Van Rooy!

 

Event: IFC 49 Big Murha V Wild Turkey     
Date:   May 05, 2018
#R1#
Van Rooy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CL#
Van Rooy clinches.
Van Rooy avoiding damage as Dawson throws knees to the body.
Van Rooy blocks a body shot from Dawson.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Dawson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rooy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Rooy blocks an elbow strike from Dawson.
Dawson lands an elbow inside. #CUT2#
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Van Rooy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dawson taking a breather.
Van Rooy lands a right hand.
Van Rooy scores with a shot to the side of Dawson's head.
Van Rooy cracks Dawson with a nice body shot.
Van Rooy throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Rooy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Van Rooy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Rooy scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Rooy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Rooy tries to work over Dawson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Dawson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Still in the clinch, Van Rooy scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Dawson blocks it.
Van Rooy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Van Rooy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Van Rooy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
A short uppercut from Van Rooy.
Dawson is looking to control Van Rooy's arms but Van Rooy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dawson has his back to the cage.
Dawson lands an elbow just above Van Rooy 's eye.
Van Rooy blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawson.
A short uppercut from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy pushes Dawson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Rooy digs a right hand underneath Dawson's ribcage. Dawson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dawson looks winded!
Van Rooy avoids the elbow strike from Dawson, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy scores with a shot to the side of Dawson's head.
Van Rooy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dawson blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Rooy scores with a shot to the side of Dawson's head. #T2#
Van Rooy scores with a hook to the body.
Van Rooy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dawson's elbow.
Good body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy gets through Dawson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Van Rooy. #KD#
Van Rooy drops Dawson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Dawson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#
Dawson is rocked!
Van Rooy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dawson or not.
Dawson is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Rooy finish him?
Dawson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Van Rooy digs a right hand underneath Dawson's ribcage. Dawson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Rooy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Van Rooy.
Dawson seems to have recovered his senses.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands with a left to the head.
Van Rooy scores with a shoulder strike.
Dawson prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Dawson controls his hands.
Van Rooy presses Dawson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Rooy lands a nice uppercut.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Dawson controls his hands. #T3#
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Rooy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dawsons head.
Dawson throws an elbow that misses.
Dawson misses with some punches.
Van Rooy lands a body punch.
Dawson blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Dawson blocks it.
Van Rooy lands with a short shot to the head.
Dawson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Rooy avoids it.
Van Rooy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Dawson stalling in the clinch but Van Rooy improves position.
Van Rooy lands a shot to the body.
Van Rooy scores with a shot to the side of Dawson's head.
Dawson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Van Rooy lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T4#
Dawson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Rooy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Rooy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Rooy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Rooy lands with a light punch inside.
Van Rooy tries a body shot but Dawson blocks it.
Van Rooy dips a shoulder and cracks Dawson with a mighty uppercut! Dawson falls back against the cage and Van Rooy unloads with a barrage of strikes! Dawson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Van Rooy screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Van Rooy!

 

Event: IFC 46 Divac VS Murhaa     
Date:   Apr 14, 2018
#R1#
Van Rooy misses the jab.
Nekele feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Van Rooy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nekele counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Van Rooy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nekele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Nekele misses the target.
Van Rooy missing with a left hand there. Nekele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Rooy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nekele tries to avoid it but Van Rooy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nekele to the ground. Nekele escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Van Rooy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Nekele to counter with a crisp jab.
Nekele throws out a powerful jab.
Nekele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Nekele misses the target.
Van Rooy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Rooy throws an overhand right that lands on Nekele's shoulder, as Nekele tries to avoid the shot.
Nekele bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Rooy's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Rooy throws a series of punches but Nekele moves out of range.
It looked like Nekele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Van Rooy stuns Nekele with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T1#
Nekele scores with a jab. Van Rooy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big right from Van Rooy misses.
Nekele avoids the body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Van Rooy moves out of range of the body kick from Nekele.
Van Rooy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nekele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Albert Van Rooy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nekele throws a sloppy head kick and Van Rooy moves out of range easily.
Van Rooy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nekele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Rooy lands a nice hook to Nekele's body. Nekele takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Rooy works Nekele's body with a nice hook.
Nekele is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheers as Van Rooy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nekele doesn't seem phased though.
Nekele shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Van Rooy misses with an uppercut
and Van Rooy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nekele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Rooy.
Nekele seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Van Rooy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nekele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Rooy looks for a takedown but Nekele sprawls well.
Van Rooy misses with an uppercut
and Nekele makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Van Rooy wants to clinch.#CL2#
Nekele tries to keep at a distance but Van Rooy has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Nekele pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Rooy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nekele moves away.#CL2#
Van Rooy drives through and clinches with Nekele against the cage. #T3##BC#
Nekele pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Naiki Nekele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Rooy takes a swing at Nekele's ribcage but misses.
Van Rooy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nekele counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Naiki Nekele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a two punch combination.
Nekele throws a head kick but Van Rooy moves out of range.
Van Rooy misses with a straight left.
Nekele throwing a counter right hand but Van Rooy manages to avoid it.
Nekele blocks a jab.
Nekele feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nekele slips under a jab.
Van Rooy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nekele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Van Rooy backs away, Nekele returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nekele. Van Rooy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nekele stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nekele blocks a jab.
Van Rooy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nekele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Rooy throws a jab but it's blocked by Nekele. #T4#
Van Rooy misses with a looping right.
Van Rooy is looking to clinch but Nekele is avoiding it.
Nekele feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Van Rooy throws a jab but it's blocked by Nekele.
And Nekele counters with a quick kick to the body but Van Rooy blocks it.
Van Rooy swinging wildly here.
Van Rooy throws the left hand but Nekele avoids the punch easily.
Nekele half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Rooy throws a body punch but Nekele moves out of range.
Nekele blocks a jab.#CL2#
Van Rooy instigates a clinch.
Van Rooy fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Nekele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nekele is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Van Rooy wants to clinch up but Nekele keeps it at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Nekele misses.
Van Rooy throws a jab but it's blocked by Nekele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Albert Van Rooy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
The fighters circling - Van Rooy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Rooy misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Nekele to counter with a crisp jab.
Nekele gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice defenses there by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nekele stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nekele misses the shot to the body.
Van Rooy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nekele counters with a low kick, right behind Van Rooy 's knee.
Van Rooy doesn't manage to clinch there - Nekele circles away.
Van Rooy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Van Rooy misses with a combination
enabling Nekele to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Rooy misses with a hook. Nekele ducked under it nicely.
Van Rooy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nekele is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nekele takes one to the side of the head.
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!
Van Rooy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Nekele to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
Nekele on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Rooy misses with an uppercut.
Nekele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Rooy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nekele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Rooy moves away from the strike by Nekele.
A big left from Van Rooy misses.
Van Rooy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Rooy wants to clinch but Nekele slips to the side
and Nekele counters with a left and a right that stings Van Rooy.
Van Rooy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nekele.
Van Rooy misses with a right hand
and Nekele counters with a straight right hand.
Van Rooy moves to clinch but Nekele breaks away
and Nekele counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Rooy throws a lazy uppercut
and Nekele counters with a low kick, right behind Van Rooy 's knee.
A slow jab from Van Rooy misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Rooy misses with an uppercut.
Van Rooy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Van Rooy throws a poor cross that misses
and Nekele counters with a nice leg kick. #T2#
Nekele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nekele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Rooy.
A little feinted left hand from Nekele on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Van Rooy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nekele.
Van Rooy misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nekele bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Rooy's head.
Nekele cracks Van Rooy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Rooy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nekele counters with a leg kick. #CL2#
Van Rooy darts in and clinches Nekele up against the cage.
Van Rooy has Nekele pressed against the cage, preventing Nekele from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Nekele controls his hands.
Nekele is trying to push Van Rooy away but Van Rooy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Van Rooy has a couple of punches blocked by Nekele. #T3#
A head punch on the inside from Van Rooy fails to land.
Van Rooy has a couple of punches blocked by Nekele. #BC#
Nekele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Rooy cracks a nice hook into Nekele's ribs.
Van Rooy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Van Rooy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nekele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Rooy.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Rooy as he connects with a hook.
A shot to the body from Van Rooy misses
and Nekele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the body
and Nekele counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Rooy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A swing and a miss from Van Rooy.
A combination from Van Rooy does no damage.
Van Rooy misses with an uppercut.
Van Rooy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nekele paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Nekele misses its target.
Van Rooy takes one on the chin but seems OK. #T4#
Van Rooy swings widly with a right hand
and Nekele counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Van Rooy thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Rooy lands a right hook to the body.
Nekele slips a straight right by Van Rooy.
Nekele throws a lazy right hand but Van Rooy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nekele moves out of range of the strikes.
Nekele half committed to a counter leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Rooy misses with a looping left.
Nekele was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nekele lands an overhand right.
Van Rooy misses with a lunging right hand
and Nekele counters with a thumping low kick.
Van Rooy misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Rooy moves to clinch but Nekele breaks away
and Nekele counters with a nice uppercut.
Nekele feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Rooys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Naiki Nekele dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Nekele scores with a nice body kick.
Van Rooy with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Nekele to counter with a crisp jab.
Nekele misses with a low kick.
Van Rooy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nekele stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nekele attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Rooy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nekele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nekele half committed to a counter leg kick.
Van Rooy misses with a right hand
and Nekele counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nekele chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nekele ducks under a wild hook from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy doesn't manage to clinch there - Nekele circles away.
Van Rooy misses with a left hand
and Nekele finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Van Rooy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big right from Nekele misses.
Van Rooy on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T1#
Van Rooy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Rooy misses with an uppercut.
Nekele connects with a crisp jab.
Nekele ducks under a wild hook from Van Rooy.
It looked like Nekele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Van Rooy throws a right hand that misses
and Nekele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Rooy tries to clinch but Nekele moves away
and Nekele counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Rooy is looking to clinch.
Nekele connects with a crisp jab.
Van Rooy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nekele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nekele misses with a straight right.
Van Rooy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nekele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Van Rooy misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Nekele misses its target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nekele.
Nekele throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T2#
Van Rooy misses with a straight right.
Nekele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Rooy.
Nekele appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Van Rooy throws a lazy right hand but Nekele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nekele swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Rooy throws a big shot that misses.
Nekele scores with a hook.
Van Rooy misses with a lunging right hand
and Nekele counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Van Rooy thinking.
A solid body kick from Nekele.
Nekele getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Rooy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nekele is looking to counter punch.
Nekele looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Rooy misses with a hook. Nekele ducked under it nicely.
Nekele is looking to counter punch.
Van Rooy misses with a left hand
and Nekele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nekele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Rooy can do to turn this around?
Van Rooy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T3#
Van Rooy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Rooy misses with a straight left.
Van Rooy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nekele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Rooy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Rooy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nekele.
Nekele staying out of range there.
Van Rooy throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Nekele to counter with a crisp jab.
Nekele thuds his right hand into Van Rooy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Van Rooy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nekele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Rooy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Rooy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Nekele misses the target.
Nekele dodges the punch combination from Van Rooy. #T4#
The fighters circling - Van Rooy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Rooy misses with a wild body shot.
Nekele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CL2#
Van Rooy rushes Nekele and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Van Rooy fails to land.
Van Rooy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Rooy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nekeles head.
Nekele throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Rooy. #BC#
Nekele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Rooy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nekele makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nekele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Rooy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Naiki Nekele showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nekele has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naiki Nekele!

A very excited looking Naiki Nekele rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

 

Event: IFC 43     
Date:   Mar 25, 2018
#R1#
Van Rooy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #CUT#
It looks like Hercules Fortier has been cut.
Fortier takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Van Rooy misses with a few strikes there.
Fortier pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fortier slips under a jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fortier has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Van Rooy lands a really nice looking cross but Fortier seems unphased.
Van Rooy works Fortier's body with a nice hook.
Van Rooy moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've been told by Van Rooy's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fighters circling - Van Rooy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Rooy tries to clinch but Fortier moves away
and Fortier counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Rooy.
Van Rooy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fortier moves away.
Van Rooy tries to clinch up#TD2#
and Fortier counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Van Rooy trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fortier missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fortier moves into full mount! Van Rooy won't be happy about that!
Van Rooy tries to hold on but Fortier postures up.#T1#
Van Rooy is squirming around, avoiding Fortier's attempts to control the action.
Van Rooy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fortier lands with some strikes.
Van Rooy is squirming around, avoiding Fortier's attempts to control the action.
Fortier lands a nice shot to the head.
Fortier with good strikes from the mount here!
Fortier can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Van Rooy is looking to escape.
Fortier has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fortier pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fortier trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fortier landing strikes from the mount.
Van Rooy is wriggling around trying to escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fortier sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T2#
Van Rooy tries to hold on but Fortier pushes him away.
Fortier is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fortier landing punches.
Van Rooy tries to hold on but Fortier postures up.
Fortier working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fortier landing strikes from the mount and Van Rooy is in trouble! #SUB2#
Fortier is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Van Rooy has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Van Rooy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fortier raining down shots from the mount!
Van Rooy tries to hold on but Fortier postures up.
Fortier is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Van Rooy is bucking up trying to escape but Fortier cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#T3#
Van Rooy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. #ROC2#
Van Rooy is rocked!
Van Rooy wants to control but Fortier is having none of it.
Fortier softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Van Rooy is out cold! Fortier jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hercules Fortier!
A relieved looking Hercules Fortier thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: IFC XXXIX     
Date:   Feb 24, 2018
#R1#
Blowkarski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Rooy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blowkarski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Blowkarski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blowkarski throws a body punch but Van Rooy moves out of range.
Blowkarski throws a sloppy head kick and Van Rooy moves out of range easily.
Blowkarski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blowkarski throws out a leg kick but Van Rooy moves out of range and Blowkarski only half commits.
Blowkarski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Rooy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blowkarski has time to react.
A head kick misses from Blowkarski. #CL#
Blowkarski gets tackled into the cage by Van Rooy. Van Rooy maintains the clinch.
Blowkarski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Rooy has him pressed against the cage.
Blowkarski blocks a body shot from Van Rooy.
Blowkarski prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Blowkarski is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Rooy.#T1#
A right hook to the body lands for Van Rooy.
A body shot lands from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Rooy keeps control of Blowkarski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blowkarski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blowkarski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Rooy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Van Rooy has Blowkarski pressed against the cage, preventing Blowkarski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Rooy lands a shot to the body.#T2#
Blowkarski has had enough of the clinch but Van Rooy keeps him there for the moment.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Van Rooy manages to break the clinch.
Blowkarski wants to slow Van Rooy down by chopping away at his legs.
Van Rooy throws a right hand that Blowkarski ducks under and follows up with a left that Blowkarski also avoids with ease.
Blowkarski misses with a head kick.
We've been told by Van Rooy's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Blowkarski tries a head kick but it misses.
Blowkarski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Rooy looks to throw the jab but Blowkarski is out of range.
Blowkarski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Rooy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blowkarski scrambles back to his feet.
Van Rooy avoids the head kick by Blowkarski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Van Rooy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Rooy.#CL#
Van Rooy closes the distance and clinches.
Van Rooy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T3#
Van Rooy lands a shot to the body.
Van Rooy tries to work over Blowkarski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Rooy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Rooy fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Van Rooy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blowkarski misses with a two punch combination.
Van Rooy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blowkarski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blowkarski throws a series of punches but Van Rooy moves out of range.
A punch combination from Blowkarski misses. #T4#
Van Rooy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blowkarski misses with the combination. #CL#
Van Rooy instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blowkarski misses with the head strike.
Van Rooy misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van Rooy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blowkarski's elbow.
Blowkarski is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Rooy has double underhooks.
Blowkarski is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Rooy has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Van Rooy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Good shot there by Van Rooy.
Blowkarski throws a sloppy head kick and Van Rooy moves out of range easily. #CL#
Van Rooy rushes Blowkarski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blowkarski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Albert Van Rooy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Rooy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blowkarski blocking some punches.
Van Rooy lands a body shot.
Van Rooy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blowkarski tries to break free but Van Rooy pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Van Rooy.
Blowkarski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Rooy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blowkarski or not. #T1#
Van Rooy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Van Rooy as the two fighters clinch.
Blowkarski blocks an uppercut.
Van Rooy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blowkarski's elbow.
Van Rooy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blowkarski's efforts to push away.
Blowkarski misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Blowkarski avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage.
Van Rooy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Van Rooy. #BC#
Van Rooy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2#
Blowkarski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blowkarski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#ROC#
Blowkarski is rocked!#CL#
Van Rooy clinches up with Blowkarski and pushes him back against the cage.
Blowkarski is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Rooy finish him?
Van Rooy presses Blowkarski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Rooy works on Blowkarski's body with a couple of short punches.
Blowkarski seems to have recovered his senses.
Blowkarski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Rooy has a couple of punches blocked by Blowkarski.
Van Rooy prevents Blowkarski from breaking the clinch.
Blowkarski is trying to break free.
Van Rooy can't find room to land a body shot as Blowkarski controls the action.
Van Rooy tries to throw a body punch but Blowkarski avoids it by throwing Van Rooy back against the cage. #BC#
Van Rooy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Van Rooy! Blowkarski is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Van Rooy!

 

Event: IFC New Blood V.2 Round 2     
Date:   Feb 04, 2018
#R1#
Van Rooy swings for the body but McTavish moves out of range.
Van Rooy misses with a combination #TD2#
and McTavish counters with a shoot takedown. Van Rooy fights it but they end up in guard.
McTavish lands a couple of digs.
Van Rooy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McTavish pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Rooy is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Rooy wants to sweep but no luck.
McTavish scoring with some ground and pound.
McTavish looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Van Rooy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McTavish on the ground.
McTavish won't allow Van Rooy to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McTavish landing with the ground and pound.
McTavish with a flurry of punches that miss. #T1#
McTavish lands a couple of elbows.
McTavish scoring with some ground and pound.
Van Rooy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Van Rooy wants to sweep but no luck.
McTavish postures up and lands a big shot to Van Rooy's brow.
McTavish with a nice head shot there.
McTavish lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Van Rooy controls McTavish momentarily but McTavish frees himself.
Van Rooy looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Rooy, not yet.
Van Rooy is working hard here to advance position.
Van Rooy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Van Rooy tries to get out of the position.
McTavish scoring with some ground and pound.
McTavish chips away with some ground and pound.
McTavish content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McTavish working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Van Rooy's head.
Van Rooy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Van Rooy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
McTavish works over Van Rooy with some ground and pound from guard.#T2#
McTavish is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Van Rooy trying to control the position.
McTavish working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Van Rooy's head.
Van Rooy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McTavish is working Van Rooy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McTavish's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McTavish is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Van Rooy is trying to keep McTavish in close.
McTavish landing with the ground and pound.
McTavish is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Van Rooy controls McTavish momentarily but McTavish frees himself. #T3#
McTavish postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McTavish controlling from the top position.
Van Rooy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McTavish controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
McTavish with a nice head shot there.
Van Rooy is trying to control the position but McTavish postures up.
McTavish scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McTavish is working Van Rooy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McTavish sitting in guard here, content to control.
McTavish scoring with some ground and pound.
McTavish lands a couple of digs.#T4#
McTavish postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McTavish's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McTavish postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McTavish content to stall in guard here.
McTavish connects with a couple of short punches.
McTavish postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McTavish trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Rooy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Rooy wants to hit a switch here but McTavish passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Van Rooy there!
Van Rooy is looking to improve his position but McTavish isn't that keen on the idea.
McTavish has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McTavish cracks Van Rooy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Van Rooy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McTavish working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McTavish connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Van Rooy tries to lock up and control but McTavish gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hamish McTavish dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Van Rooy looks to throw the jab but McTavish is out of range.
Van Rooy swings and misses with a shot to the body#TD2#
and McTavish counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McTavish lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McTavish takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
McTavish has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McTavish lands a nice shot to the head.
McTavish breaks from Van Rooy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
McTavish has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Rooy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McTavish looking to control and managing it successfully.
Van Rooy is trying desperately to improve position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Rooy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
McTavish working the ground and pound effectively. #ROC2#
Van Rooy is rocked!
Hamish McTavish has got the better of the ground game so far.
McTavish landing punches.
Oh Van Rooy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
McTavish unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Van Rooy wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! McTavish celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hamish McTavish!
After the fight, Hamish McTavish was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

 

Event: IFC XXXIII     
Date:   Jan 13, 2018
#R1#
Van Rooy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Van Rooy duly obliges.
Van Rooy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thrower swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Rooy fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Thrower to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Thrower looks to clinch but Van Rooy throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Thrower taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Albert Van Rooy!

 

Event: IFC Mid Week 12     
Date:   Dec 27, 2017
#R1#
Sexyama fails with the takedown.
Van Rooy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sexyama.
Yoshihiro Sexyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sexyama looks to land a right hand but Van Rooy moved out of range.
Van Rooy wants to counter the offense by Sexyama and move into the clinch position.#CL#
Sexyama rushes Van Rooy and presses him up against the cage.
Van Rooy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Van Rooy can't find room to land a body shot as Sexyama controls the action.
Sexyama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Van Rooy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Sexyama clinches up with Van Rooy and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sexyama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sexyama has a couple of punches blocked by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sexyama taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sexyama tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Rooy avoids the damage to the body. #T1#
Sexyama looking for a takedown.
Sexyama is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshihiro Sexyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Rooy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sexyama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sexyama looking to stall.
Sexyama wants to take the fight to the mat but Van Rooy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sexyama is looking for a takedown.
Van Rooy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sexyama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Rooys head.
Van Rooy lands with a right to the head.
Sexyama is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Van Rooy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sexyama is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sexyama has Van Rooy pushed against the cage.
Van Rooy scores with a shot to the side of Sexyama's head. #T2#
Van Rooy misses with a body punch.
Sexyama tries a body shot but Van Rooy blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Rooy.
Sexyama throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Rooy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Rooy. #BC2#
Van Rooy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Rooy slips under a jab from Sexyama.
Sexyama takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sexyama looks to land a left hand but Van Rooy moved out of range nicely.
Van Rooy throws out a powerful jab.
Van Rooy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sexyama or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Rooy, which made it look bad.
Sexyama throws a looping overhand right but Van Rooy ducks down to avoid it. #T3##TD#
Sexyama gets the takedown into side control. #SUB#
Sexyama working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Van Rooy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Van Rooy is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Sexyama is staying active.
Van Rooy tries to bench press Sexyama off him but Sexyama keeps the position.
Sexyama advances to mount.
Sexyama looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Van Rooy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sexyama avoids the attempt from Van Rooy to control.#SUB#
Sexyama is working for a guillotine from mount but Van Rooy frees his head quite easily.
Van Rooy sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.#T4##SUB#
Sexyama is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Van Rooy defends it well.
Sexyama content to control rather than advance.
Sexyama is thwarting Van Rooy's attempts to control the position.
Sexyama sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Sexyama is trying to work for a kimura but Van Rooy is defending well. #SUB#
Sexyama is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Rooy is looking for a sweep. Sexyama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Albert Van Rooy 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.
#R2#
Sexyama misses with a straight right.
Yoshihiro Sexyama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sexyama on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #CUT2#
It looks like Yoshihiro Sexyama has been cut.
Van Rooy misses with a body shot.
Van Rooy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sexyama's hands.
Sexyama swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Rooy.
Van Rooy throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Rooy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sexyama lands a head shot.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Van Rooy has knocked Sexyama down with a huge combo! Van Rooy steps away and waves a wobbly Sexyama back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
Sexyama is rocked!
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!
Van Rooy shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Sexyama takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Van Rooy sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Sexyama bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Albert Van Rooy!

 

Event: IFC XXVIII     
Date:   Dec 09, 2017
#R1#
Lazarus swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Rooy.
A cross from Lazarus lands.
Lazarus misses the shot to the body.
Lazarus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Rooy was well out of range. Poor timing from Lazarus.
Lazarus throws a leg kick that misses.
Kirk Lazarus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Rooy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lazarus manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Lazarus.
Lazarus misses with a jab to the body #CL2#
and Van Rooy counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Rooy.
Lazarus scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Van Rooy on the inside.
A short uppercut from Van Rooy.
Lazarus prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Lazarus cracks Van Rooy with a nice body shot.#BC#
Lazarus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Lazarus. Beautiful body shot.#T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Lazarus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lazarus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Rooy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#CL2#
Van Rooy rushes Lazarus and presses him up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Van Rooy.
A frustrated look appears on Lazarus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Rooy works on Lazarus's body with a couple of short punches.#BC#
Lazarus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Rooy throws a body shot but no joy.
Lazarus connects with a solid leg kick.
Lazarus takes a swing at Van Rooy's ribcage but misses.
Van Rooy lands a nice hook to Lazarus's body. Lazarus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lazarus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lazarus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lazarus works the jab nicely.
Van Rooy jabs at Lazarus's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lazarus throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Van Rooy is looking to clinch.
Lazarus lands a slapping body shot. #CL2#
Van Rooy clinches up with Lazarus and pushes him back against the cage.
Lazarus tries to circle away but Van Rooy has him pinned against the cage.
Lazarus is trying to break the clinch but Van Rooy is controlling him.
A hook to the body from Van Rooy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Rooy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lazarus is pushing Van Rooy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Van Rooy blocks a body shot from Lazarus.
Van Rooy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lazarus tries to throw a body punch but Van Rooy avoids it by throwing Lazarus back against the cage.
Lazarus has had enough of the clinch but Van Rooy keeps him there for the moment.
Van Rooy blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Lazarus breaks from the clinch.
Lazarus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Rooy was well out of range. Poor timing from Lazarus.
Van Rooy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T3#
Lazarus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lazarus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Rooy finds it's way round the side to connect with Lazarus's head.
Lazarus slips under a jab.
Van Rooy checks a leg kick nicely.
Lazarus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Rooy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lazarus throws a jab when Van Rooy was well out of range.
Lazarus lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lazarus. Van Rooy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Rooy punishes Lazarus's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Rooy takes a swing at Lazarus's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
Van Rooy moves into the clinch.
Van Rooy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lazarus lands a body punch.
Van Rooy misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Rooy.
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!
Van Rooy can't find room to land a body shot as Lazarus controls the action.
Lazarus working hard to break the clinch.#T4#
Van Rooy keeps control of Lazarus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lazarus is trying to break the clinch but Van Rooy is controlling him.
Lazarus doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Lazarus breaks from the clinch.
Van Rooy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lazarus.
Lazarus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Rooy was well out of range. Poor timing from Lazarus.
Van Rooy staying out of range there.
Lazarus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lazarus takes one to the chin there.
Lazarus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lazarus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy tries to counter with a clinch but Lazarus shakes him off and moves away.#CL2#
Van Rooy rushes Lazarus and presses him up against the cage.
Lazarus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Van Rooy on the inside.
Lazarus takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Van Rooy. #CUT2#
It looks like Kirk Lazarus has been cut.
Van Rooy lands a right hand.
Van Rooy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Van Rooy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kirk Lazarus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Lazarus misses with a wild body shot.
Lazarus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lazarus misses with a straight left.
Van Rooy swings for the body but Lazarus moves out of range. #CL#
Lazarus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Rooy, pushing him back against the cage.
Lazarus misses with a punch to the body.
Van Rooy swings wildly with an uppercut but Lazarus uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Van Rooy as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Rooy.
A short left from Van Rooy.
A shot in the inside from Van Rooy. #ROC2#
Lazarus is rocked!
Van Rooy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Lazarus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Rooy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lazarus.
Lazarus is trying to break the clinch but Van Rooy is controlling him.
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Lazarus pressed against the cage. Van Rooy frees himself up and cracks Lazarus with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Lazarus crumples to the floor, out cold! Van Rooy jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Albert Van Rooy!

 

Event: IFC Mid Week 8     
Date:   Nov 08, 2017
#R1#
Van Rooy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Rooy looks to throw the jab but Murha is out of range.
Murha scores with a nice strike.#CUT#
It looks like Albert Van Rooy has been cut.
Murha works Van Rooy's body with a nice hook.
Murha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Rooy.
Murha staying out of range there.
Van Rooy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#CL#
Murha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Rooy, pushing him back against the cage.
Murha lands with a left to the head.
Murha working aggressively here.
Van Rooy has a couple of punches blocked by Murha.
Murha leaning his opponent against the cage.
Murha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Rooy or not.
A short body shot lands from Murha as the two fighters clinch. #T1#
Murha misses with a body punch.
Murha working aggressively here.
Murha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murha digs a right hand underneath Van Rooy's ribcage. Van Rooy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murha misses with a body punch.
Van Rooy blocking some punches.
Murha lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Murha slows down the pace here.
Murha lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Murha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards. #T2#
Murha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Rooy's elbow.
Murha misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murha.
Van Rooy prevents a body shot from Murha.
Van Rooy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Murha.
Van Rooy struggles to land a body shot inside as Murha controls his hands.
Murha gets through Van Rooy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murha can't find room to land a body shot as Van Rooy controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Murha.
Murha avoiding damage.
Murha scores with a shot to the side of Van Rooy's head. #T3#
Murha lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Murha lands a left hand.
Van Rooy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murha scores with a hook to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Murha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Rooy.
A hook to the body from Murha.
Van Rooy looks winded!
Murha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murha tries a body shot but Van Rooy blocks it.
Murha tries to work over Van Rooy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murha holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Murha lands a right hand. #T4#
Murha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murha gets through Van Rooy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murha lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Murha lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murha.
Murha is stalling here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murha.
Murha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
Van Rooy's coach down at Crapollas Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Van Rooy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Murha throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murha struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Rooy controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Murha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Van Rooy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murha.
Murha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Rooy.
Murha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Rooy can do to turn this around?
Murha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murha is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Murha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Murha slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Rooy drops his hands momentarily and Murha takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murha has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Murha scores with a jab to the body.#KD#
Murha drops Van Rooy with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Van Rooy looks back up at him and smiles so Murha waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC#
Van Rooy is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A thudding body kick lands there by Murha!
Van Rooy is still on wobbly legs! Can Murha finish him?#CL#
Murha forces Van Rooy back against the cage and clinches.
Murha holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Van Rooy seems to have recovered his senses.
Murha's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Van Rooy can't find room to land a body shot as Murha controls the action.
Van Rooy is breathing heavily.#T1#
Murha has Van Rooy pushed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Murha.
Murha lands a right hand.
Murha gets through Van Rooy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murha lands an uppercut.
Big Murha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Murha.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#T2#
Murha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Rooy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murha scores with a shoulder strike.
Murha content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Murha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murha stalling in the clinch.
Murha lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murha.
A short left from Murha.
Murha is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Van Rooy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T3#
Murha stalling the fight.
Murha holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Big Murha.
Van Rooy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Murha misses with a wild body shot.
Big Murha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Rooy throws a jab when Murha was well out of range.
Van Rooy throws a lazy uppercut
and Murha counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #CL#
Murha has managed to clinch.
Come on Murha - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Murha scores with a shoulder strike. #T4#
Murha taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Murha working aggressively here.
Murha lands with a right to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Murha takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Murha lands a shot to the body.
Van Rooy blocking some punches.
Murha slows down the pace here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murha lands an uppercut.
Murha lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Murha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Albert Van Rooy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Murha feints and then cracks Van Rooy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Rooy down.
Van Rooy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Rooy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Rooy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murha gets through Van Rooy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Murha.
Murha prevents a body shot from Van Rooy.
Murha lands a body shot.
Murha is leaning against Van Rooy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Murha.
Murha stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Van Rooy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murha content to slow the pace in the clinch. #T1#
A nice left hand lands by Murha.
Murha lands a body punch.
Murha taking a breather.
Murha lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Murha.
Murha lands a shot to the body.
Murha lands with a short shot to the head.
Murha scores with a shot to the side of Van Rooy's head.
A short right from Murha.
Murha misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Murha misses with a body punch.
A short left from Murha.
Stalling in the clinch from Murha.
A right hand to the body from Murha.
Murha lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murha effectively controlling the action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Murha.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murha.
Murha dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Van Rooy blocks a body shot from Murha. #T3#
Murha can't find room to land a body shot as Van Rooy controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Murha.
Van Rooy wants to get back to striking at distance but Murha won't allow it.
Murha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Rooy backwards.
A short uppercut from Murha.
Murha tries a body shot but Van Rooy blocks it.
Murha lands a right hand.
Murha is struggling to control the position.
A short left from Murha.
Murha lands with a short shot to the head.
Albert Van Rooy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Murha blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Murha.
Murha works on Van Rooy's body with a couple of short punches.
Murha lands a nice shot to the body.
Murha misses with a punch to the body.
Murha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Murha pushes Van Rooy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murha stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murha digs a right hand underneath Van Rooy's ribcage. Van Rooy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Murha.
Murha is working Van Rooy over against the cage.
Murha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Murha scores with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Murha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murha 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:24
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Murha!

 

Event: IFC XXI     
Date:   Oct 21, 2017
#R1#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mason.
Van Rooy cracks Mason with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Rooy scores with a hook to the body. Mason takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Van Rooy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Rooy scores with a sloppy right hand. Mason should have avoided that one. #TD#
Mason throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Van Rooy was covering up waiting for the punch and Mason finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Van Rooy is trying to control the position but Mason postures up.
Van Rooy can't keep his opponent in guard - Mason advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mason seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice strikes from Mason there. #T1#
Van Rooy is trying to maintain the position but Mason is very close to passing his half guard.
Van Rooy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Van Rooy is looking to get back to full guard here but Mason has managed to pass to side control instead.#SUB#
Mason tries for a kimura but Van Rooy is defending well. #SU#
Mason decides to stand back up.
Van Rooy connects with the punch.
Mason seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mason tries to move into range but Van Rooy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Rooy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Rooy misses with a straight right.
Mason changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Van Rooy tries to avoid it but Mason manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Van Rooy to the ground. Van Rooy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mason takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mason shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Van Rooy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bea Mason. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Mason misses with the combination.
Albert Van Rooy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Rooy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Van Rooy digs a good hook to Mason's body.
Mason avoids the body shot from Van Rooy.
Van Rooy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mason darts in looking for a takedown but Van Rooy gets double underhooks and turns Mason into the cage.
Van Rooy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mason.
Mason shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Rooy tries to sprawl out of it but Mason keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Rooy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Van Rooy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T3#
Van Rooy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mason counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mason misses with a few strikes there.
Mason wants to clinch.
Mason shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mason avoids the body shot from Van Rooy.
Mason seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Van Rooy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mason manages to avoid it.
Mason uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Rooy.
Mason tries to move into range but Van Rooy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Van Rooy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mason's head backwards.#T4#
Mason takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Rooy misses the shot to the body.
Van Rooy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Rooy misses with a lunging right hand #TD#
and Mason counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Van Rooy!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mason is working Van Rooy over with some ground and pound from side control. #SUB#
Mason is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Van Rooy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Van Rooy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mason wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Mason has hold of Van Rooy's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Van Rooy tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Mason cranks the arm and Van Rooy screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Van Rooy, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bea Mason!

 

 
 
 
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