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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enitan Arendse (ranked 40 p4p, 171 weight class) and Teke Bamalog (ranked 6 p4p, 24 weight class). Bamalog comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stubborn Robot Original Nuttah kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Enitan Arendse had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Enitan Arendse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teke Bamalog!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arendse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bamalog avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bamalog blocks a jab.
Arendse lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bamalog will feel that in the morning.
Bamalog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arendse tries to land a front kick but Bamalog steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Arendse's corner calls for a 1-2. Arendse obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Arendse misses.
Nice straight punches there by Bamalog. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bamalog.
Bamalog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arendse looks to land a left hand but Bamalog moved out of range nicely.
Bamalog takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arendse misses with a low kick.
Bamalog throws out a counter right but Arendse avoids it with no problem.
Bamalog bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick lands for Arendse.
Bamalog takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bamalog is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Arendse with a body shot.
Arendse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arendse throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse avoids the body shot from Bamalog.
Arendse scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arendse connects with a jab.
Good leg kick by Arendse.
Arendse is looking to land body kicks.
Arendse pushes Bamalog up against the cage in a clinch.
Arendse breaks the clinch.
Arendse looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bamalog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arendse.
Arendse feints and then cracks Bamalog's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bamalog down.
Bamalog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arendse.
A quick step to the side and Arendse tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arendse lands a lovely overhand right.
Arendse closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arendse gets through Bamalog's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Arendse's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bamalog lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arendse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arendse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arendse misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arendse lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bamalog takes a shot to the head.
Bamalog breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arendse instigates a clinch.
Bamalog misses with a punch on the inside.
Bamalog tries to throw a body punch but Arendse avoids it by throwing Bamalog back against the cage.
Arendse lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bamalog prevents a body shot from Arendse.
Arendse prevents Bamalog from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arendse.
A right hand to the body from Bamalog.
Bamalog stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bamalog's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bamalog looks to land a left hand but Arendse moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Bamalog misses.
Arendse misses with a wild body shot.
Arendse throws a body kick that misses.
Arendse throws a looping overhand right but Bamalog ducks down to avoid it.
Bamalog unleashes a big counter combination but Arendse bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Arendse takes a swing at Bamalog's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arendse works Bamalog's body with a nice hook.
Arendse lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bamalog takes a step back to recover.
A jab lands there for Arendse.
Arendse slips under a jab from Bamalog.
Bamalog avoids the body shot from Arendse.
Arendse connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab from Bamalog.
A low kick lands for Arendse.
Bamalog misses with a two punch combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arendse. That's going to slow Bamalog down.
Arendse lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Arendse just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Bamalog on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arendse misses with a shot to the body
and Bamalog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Arendse.
Arendse stuns Bamalog with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arendse thows a leg kick but Bamalog checks it
and Arendse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bamalog loads up on a big right hand but Arendse slips the punch.
Bamalog 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.
Arendse lands a right hook to the body.
Arendse wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arendse. Bamalog does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Arendse.
Arendse throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little jabbing left from Bamalog on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bamalog steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Arendse. That one must have hurt.
Arendse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bamalog.
Enitan Arendse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bamalog tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bamalog moves out of range of the strikes.
Bamalog now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bamalog throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arendse fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arendse throws the kick towards the body but Bamalog avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enitan Arendse dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Arendse scores with a kick to the body.
Bamalog takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bamalog misses with an uppercut
and Arendse counters with an inside leg kick.
Arendse lands a jab to the nose.
Arendse clobbers Bamalog with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bamalog takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bamalog takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bamalog wants to land a leg kick but Arendse is out of range.
Arendse scores with a nice body kick.
Bamalog throws a big shot that misses.
Arendse gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Arendse misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bamalog breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bamalog scores with a hook.
Arendse turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arendse misses with a body shot.
Arendse throws a wild body kick that Bamalog sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Arendse looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bamalog slips a jab from Arendse.
Arendse listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bamalog misses with a straight right.
Arendse tries to clinch but Bamalog moves out of range.
Bamalog throws a head kick but Arendse moves out of range.
Arendse misses with a body punch
and Bamalog counters with a stiff right hand.
Arendse lands with a straight right. Bamalog didn't see that one coming.
Arendse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bamalog can do to turn this around?
Arendse pushes Bamalog up against the cage in a clinch.
Bamalog breaks the clinch.
Arendse slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Arendse is looking to land body kicks.
Bamalog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arendse jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
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!
Arendse wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arendse lands with a straight right. Bamalog didn't see that one coming.
Arendse misses with a body shot.
Arendse throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bamalog stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arendse checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Arendse lands a nice looking body shot.
Bamalog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arendse.
Arendse throws a hook to the side of Bamalog's head but Bamalog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bamalog uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arendse.
Arendse lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bamalog moves out of range of the body kick.
Jab by Arendse.
Arendse misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arendse misses with an uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arendse.
Arendse ducks under a wild hook from Bamalog.
Arendse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bamalog moves away.
Arendse misses with a kick to the body
and Bamalog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick from Arendse misses
and Bamalog counters with a head kick. That will keep Arendse thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Some wild striking there from Bamalog.
Arendse misses with an attempted mid kick.
Arendse's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bamalog under the eye.
Bamalog slips a jab from Arendse.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Arendse, as that shot connected.
Bamalog looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Arendse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bamalog.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arendse changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bamalog misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamalog on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slow jab from Bamalog misses its intended target.
Bamalog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arendse lands a jab to Bamalog's midsection.
Bamalog takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Bamalog.
Bamalog misses with a looping left.
Bamalog's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arendse darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Arendse sizes up Bamalog with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bamalog throws a lazy right hand but Arendse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arendse lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bamalog takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arendse lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bamalog takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Arendse looks to land a left hand but Bamalog moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enitan Arendse dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bamalog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arendse.
Bamalog needs to keep his hands up - Arendse had a free shot at his head there.
Bamalog misses with a straight left.
Bamalog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arendse.
Arendse throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bamalog stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice jab there from Arendse.
Bamalog chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arendse can pounce on him.
Bamalog tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Arendse.
Arendse darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bamalog misses with a body punch
and Arendse connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arendse lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arendse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arendse moves out of range as Bamalog strikes.
Bamalog takes one to the chin there.
Bamalog looks to land a right hand but Arendse moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Arendse.
Arendse defending well as Bamalog loads up on a big left hand.
Arendse throws a wild body kick that Bamalog sees coming a mile off.
Enitan Arendse is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Bamalog misses its intended target.
Arendse stuns Bamalog with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Arendse is looking to chop away at Bamalog's legs.
Bamalog looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Arendse rushes Bamalog and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Arendse tries to throw a body punch but Bamalog avoids it by throwing Arendse back against the cage.
Arendse has Bamalog pressed against the cage, preventing Bamalog from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arendse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arendse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Bamalog.
A short right from Bamalog on the inside.
Arendse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arendse loads up on a big right hand but Bamalog slips the punch.
Arendse ducks under a wild hook from Bamalog.
Arendse listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Teke Bamalog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bamalog has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arendse throws a lazy head kick
and Bamalog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arendse thumps Bamalog with a low kick.
Arendse fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bamalog has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice leg kick from Bamalog, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bamalog misses with a body shot.
Arendse throwing a counter right hand but Bamalog manages to avoid it.
Arendse darts in and clinches Bamalog up against the cage.
Bamalog tries to circle away but Arendse has him pinned against the cage.
Bamalog working aggressively here.
Arendse tries a body shot but Bamalog blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Bamalog's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bamalog lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Arendse.
Arendse tries to throw a body punch but Bamalog avoids it by throwing Arendse back against the cage.
Bamalog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bamalog throws a head punch that misses.
Bamalog misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arendse misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arendse cracks Bamalog with a nice body shot.
Bamalog is trying to break the clinch but Arendse is controlling him.
Arendse misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Bamalog fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bamalog.
Bamalog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bamalog is trying to break free.
Arendse keeps control of Bamalog as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bamalog breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Bamalog.
Arendse getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Arendse lands with an overhand left.
Bamalog ducks right into an uppercut from Arendse.
Bamalog's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Arendse connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bamalog scrambles back to his feet.
Arendse lands a nice shot to the body.
Bamalog has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Arendse.
Arendse lands an overhand right.
Bamalog walks into a stiff left hand from Arendse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bamalog with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arendse to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arendse lands a slapping body shot.
Bamalog throws a big shot that misses.
Arendse lands a nice looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Bamalog.
Bamalog misses with a looping right.
Arendse connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arendse lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bamalog at a distance.
Arendse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bamalog.
Arendse lands a right hook to the body.
Arendse fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arendse scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bamalog in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bamalog takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bamalog slips a jab from Arendse.
Arendse with the inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enitan Arendse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arendse has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enitan Arendse!
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