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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niek Mulder (ranked 1234 p4p, 2219 weight class) and Kamaru Usman (ranked 197 p4p, 320 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Niek Mulder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kamaru Usman!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Usman.
Usman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mulder takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Usman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mulder fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Usman.
Usman has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mulder is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Usman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Usman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Usman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Usman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Usman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mulder as he jumps to the side.
Usman closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usman has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mulder clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Mulder wants to escape the position.
Mulder definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Usman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mulder. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Usman throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Will Usman go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Mulder manages to reverse the position and now he's in Usman's guard. Nice work there by Mulder.
Mulder working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Usman wants to sweep here but Mulder controlling him for the moment.
Mulder cracks Usman with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Usman is trying to control the position but Mulder postures up.
Usman wants to sweep but no luck.
Mulder working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mulder working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mulder working some strikes from top position.
Mulder throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Usman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Usman is trying to keep Mulder in close.
Mulder landing with the ground and pound.
Usman wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mulder is now in half guard.
Usman is looking to improve his position.
Usman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mulder scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usman is trying to get back to full guard.
Usman trying to control here.
Mulder working Usman over with strikes.
Mulder working over Usman with some ground and pound. Usman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mulder working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mulder scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Usman gets full guard.
Mulder trying to control the position from guard on top but Usman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Usman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mulder landing with the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Usman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mulder is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulder looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mulder working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Usman wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mulder is now in half guard.
Mulder is taking a breather. Usman 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.
Mulder takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mulder takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mulder takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mulder looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Usman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mulder is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Usman wants to improve his position but Mulder is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kamaru Usman 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.
Usman swings for the body but Mulder moves out of range.
Mulder shoots in and drives through. Usman sprawls well.
Usman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Mulder misses its target.
Mulder shoots in for a takedown but Usman shows good takedown defense.
Nice sprawl there from Usman as Mulder shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niek Mulder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for Usman.
Usman moves into the clinch.
Usman taking a breather.
Mulder jumps guard but Usman stands there with Mulder around his waist. Mulder gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Usman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Usman has Mulder pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Usman pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mulder tumbling to the mat - Usman dives into Mulder's guard.
Usman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Usman trying to control but Mulder is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulder not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mulder is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Usman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mulder looking for a sweep. Not yet Mulder, not yet.
Usman trying to control but Mulder is working from the bottom.
Usman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Usman wants to control from the top but Mulder keeps moving.
Mulder lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mulder postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usman trying to keep a closed guard but Mulder is proving a slippery customer.
Mulder won't allow Usman to sweep him here.
Usman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Usman is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Usman keeping moving, preventing Mulder from controlling successfully.
Usman has momentary wrist control but Mulder slips an elbow through the middle.
Niek Mulder overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Usman looking for a sweep. Not yet Usman, not yet.
Usman looking to control but Mulder passes into half guard.
Mulder working Usman over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usman is looking to improve his position.
Mulder is keen to just control but Usman is a slippery customer.
Mulder takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mulder trying to control from half guard but Usman is working away.
Mulder prevents Usman from improving his position.
Usman trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Usman taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Mulder.
Mulder with shots to the head and body - Usman looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mulder with a couple of short strikes.
Usman wants to hold on but Mulder pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulder in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Usman taking shots to the head.
Usman is in a horrible position here. Mulder smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Usman is rocked!
Usman takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Mulder's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niek Mulder!
After the fight, Niek Mulder 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.
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FIGHT
RATING
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