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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tarec Saffiedine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saffiedine comes to the cage accompanied by Taste of Ink by The Used. The crowd seem to be enjoying Van Nistelrooyj's choice of entrance music: Unstoppable. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tarec Saffiedine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Nistelrooyj tries to bum rush Saffiedine with a series of wild strikes but Saffiedine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saffiedine slips under a jab from Van Nistelrooyj.
Saffiedine tries to clinch up but Van Nistelrooyj circles away and keeps his distance.
Saffiedine slips a straight right by Van Nistelrooyj.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saffiedine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saffiedine tries to clinch but Van Nistelrooyj is having none of it.
Saffiedine tries to clinch but Van Nistelrooyj is having none of it.
Saffiedine has Van Nistelrooyj up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Nistelrooyj takes an elbow to the temple.
Van Nistelrooyj tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saffiedine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Nistelrooyj is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Saffiedine pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Van Nistelrooyj putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saffiedine in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Saffiedine lands an elbow inside that Van Nistelrooyj shrugs off.
Van Nistelrooyj breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saffiedine moves into the clinch.
Van Nistelrooyj is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Saffiedine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Nistelrooyj lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Nistelrooyj avoids a wild elbow strike from Saffiedine.
Van Nistelrooyj escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Nistelrooyj is looking to clinch but Saffiedine is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saffiedine doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Nistelrooyj circles away.
Saffiedine tries to clinch but Van Nistelrooyj moves away
and Van Nistelrooyj counters with a shoot takedown. Saffiedine fights it but they end up in guard.
Saffiedine wants to stand and escape but Van Nistelrooyj is having none of it.
Van Nistelrooyj throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saffiedine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Van Nistelrooyj drops back, looking for a kneebar! Saffiedine looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Saffiedine looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Saffiedine!
Van Nistelrooyj looks gassed!
Van Nistelrooyj throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Saffiedine tries to advance to mount but Van Nistelrooyj denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Van Nistelrooyj's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Saffiedine decides to stand back up.
A combination from Van Nistelrooyj does no damage.
Saffiedine clinches but Van Nistelrooyj breaks the clinch
and Van Nistelrooyj counters with a head kick.
Van Nistelrooyj tries to land a leg kick but Saffiedine saw it coming and moves away.
Van Nistelrooyj throws a right and a left that Saffiedine avoids nicely.
Saffiedine clinches but Van Nistelrooyj breaks the clinch
and Van Nistelrooyj counters by clinching up.
Saffiedine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Saffiedine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saffiedine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saffiedine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Nistelrooyj lands with a left to the head.
Saffiedine landing knees to the head.
Saffiedine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Saffiedine tries a knee to the head but Van Nistelrooyj blocks it.
Saffiedine scores with a knee to the head.
Saffiedine landing knees to the head.
Saffiedine looking to throw knees to the head but Van Nistelrooyj is blocking nicely.
Saffiedine looking to throw knees to the head but Van Nistelrooyj is blocking nicely.
Saffiedine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saffiedine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Saffiedine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Nistelrooyj lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saffiedine with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Van Nistelrooyj.
Van Nistelrooyj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Nistelrooyj tries to land knees in the clinch but Saffiedine avoids the damage to the body.
Van Nistelrooyj is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Saffiedine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Nistelrooyj has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saffiedine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Saffiedine dodges an elbow strike from Van Nistelrooyj.
Saffiedine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Van Nistelrooyj working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Nistelrooyj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Van Nistelrooyj is trying to break the clinch but Saffiedine has him pressed against the cage.
Saffiedine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Nistelrooyj is trying to break the clinch but Saffiedine has him pressed against the cage.
Van Nistelrooyj throws an elbow that misses.
Saffiedine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Nistelrooyj's face.
Saffiedine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saffiedine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Nistelrooyj has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saffiedine looking to throw knees to the head but Van Nistelrooyj is blocking nicely.
Saffiedine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Nistelrooyj breaks the clinch.
Van Nistelrooyj misses with a body kick.
Van Nistelrooyj throws a push kick but Saffiedine slaps the foot to one side.
Van Nistelrooyj fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saffiedine tries to clinch but Van Nistelrooyj is having none of it.
Saffiedine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Nistelrooyj paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Nistelrooyj thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Saffiedine has managed to clinch.
Van Nistelrooyj wants to break free but Saffiedine has control.
Van Nistelrooyj working aggressively here.
Saffiedine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Nistelrooyj is trying to trip Saffiedine. He has hold of a leg but Saffiedine is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Van Nistelrooyj persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Saffiedine is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Van Nistelrooyj wants to get back to full guard.
Saffiedine perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saffiedine seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Van Nistelrooyj is breathing heavily.
Van Nistelrooyj is looking to improve his position.
Van Nistelrooyj is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saffiedine wants to control but Van Nistelrooyj is keeping him busy.
Saffiedine knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Van Nistelrooyj on the ground.
Van Nistelrooyj is trying to maintain the position but Saffiedine is very close to passing his half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Van Nistelrooyj misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Nistelrooyj swats away the attempt to clinch by Saffiedine.
Van Nistelrooyj will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Saffiedine tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Van Nistelrooyj counters with a solid body kick.
Van Nistelrooyj is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saffiedine.
Saffiedine rushes Van Nistelrooyj and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Saffiedine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Nistelrooyj takes a knee right on the jaw!
Saffiedine looking to throw knees to the head but Van Nistelrooyj is blocking nicely.
Saffiedine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saffiedine with a knee to the head.
Saffiedine working Van Nistelrooyj over with knees to the body.
Saffiedine looking to throw knees to the head but Van Nistelrooyj is blocking nicely.
A shot in the inside from Van Nistelrooyj.
Van Nistelrooyj breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saffiedine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Nistelrooyj swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Nistelrooyj swats away the attempt to clinch by Saffiedine.
Van Nistelrooyj misses with a wild combination.
Saffiedine wants to clinch
and Van Nistelrooyj makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Saffiedine doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Nistelrooyj circles away.
Saffiedine is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Nistelrooyj avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saffiedine drives through and clinches with Van Nistelrooyj against the cage.
Van Nistelrooyj tries to land knees in the clinch but Saffiedine avoids the damage to the body.
Saffiedine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van Nistelrooyj throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saffiedine blocks it with crossed arms.
Saffiedine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saffiedine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Nistelrooyj has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saffiedine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Saffiedine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Nistelrooyj blocks it with crossed arms.
Saffiedine lands a knee to the head.
Saffiedine misses with a knee strike.
Van Nistelrooyj takes a knee right on the jaw!
Saffiedine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saffiedine tries a knee to the head but Van Nistelrooyj blocks it.
Van Nistelrooyj wants a takedown but no success here.
Van Nistelrooyj jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Saffiedine walks away with a smile on his face. Van Nistelrooyj gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Saffiedine wants to clinch up but Van Nistelrooyj keeps it at a distance.
Van Nistelrooyj keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Saffiedine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Van Nistelrooyj swats away the attempt to clinch by Saffiedine.
Van Nistelrooyj throws a front kick aimed at Saffiedine's knee but Saffiedine avoids it well.
Van Nistelrooyj throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saffiedine doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Nistelrooyj circles away.
Saffiedine closes the distance and pushes Van Nistelrooyj back into the cage.
Saffiedine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saffiedine tries a knee to the head but Van Nistelrooyj blocks it.
Saffiedine throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Nistelrooyj.
With the fighters up against the cage, Saffiedine throws an elbow but misses.
Saffiedine misses with a knee to the head.
Saffiedine is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Nistelrooyj gets an underhook and turns Saffiedine into the cage.
Van Nistelrooyj lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saffiedine tries to land a knee to the head but Van Nistelrooyj blocks with his arms.
Saffiedine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Nistelrooyj has Saffiedine pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Van Nistelrooyj pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Saffiedine tumbling to the mat - Van Nistelrooyj dives into Saffiedine's guard.
Saffiedine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for Van Nistelrooyj, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saffiedine rushes Van Nistelrooyj and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Saffiedine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Saffiedine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saffiedine dodges an elbow strike from Van Nistelrooyj.
Saffiedine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saffiedine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Nistelrooyj tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Nistelrooyj working hard to break the clinch.
Saffiedine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saffiedine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Nistelrooyj's face.
Saffiedine tries a knee to the head but Van Nistelrooyj blocks it.
Van Nistelrooyj lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Saffiedine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saffiedine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Nistelrooyj has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Saffiedine regains guard immediately.
Saffiedine wants to stand but Van Nistelrooyj is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saffiedine keeping moving, preventing Van Nistelrooyj from controlling successfully.
Van Nistelrooyj loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Saffiedine is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van Nistelrooyj is controlling him.
Van Nistelrooyj scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Van Nistelrooyj loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Nistelrooyj has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Van Nistelrooyj looking to sit in guard and control but Saffiedine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Saffiedine has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Van Nistelrooyj is proving hard to escape from.
Van Nistelrooyj throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Saffiedine controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Saffiedine has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Van Nistelrooyj is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Nistelrooyj is trying to keep Saffiedine in close.
Saffiedine stands up and waves to Van Nistelrooyj to follow him.
Saffiedine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Nistelrooyj misses with a low kick.
Saffiedine moves in looking to clinch but Van Nistelrooyj pushes him off.
Saffiedine tries to clinch but Van Nistelrooyj is having none of it.
Saffiedine tries to clinch but Van Nistelrooyj moves away
and Van Nistelrooyj decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Saffiedine's guard.
Saffiedine is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van Nistelrooyj is controlling him.
Tarec Saffiedine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Nistelrooyj is looking to work some ground and pound but Saffiedine has wrist control.
Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van Nistelrooyj working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Saffiedine keeping moving, preventing Van Nistelrooyj from controlling successfully.
Saffiedine wants to stand up but Van Nistelrooyj is controlling him.
Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Nistelrooyj stays in close to Saffiedine's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van Nistelrooyj 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj!
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hype
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