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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xuan Binh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hood comes to the ring accompanied by Carlos - The Silmarillia. Xuan Binh told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raymond Hood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Xuan Binh!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Binh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Binh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Binh, right into the meat.
Hood tries to move into range but Binh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice jab there from Binh.
Hood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Binh lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hood will feel that in the morning.
Binh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hood is looking to clinch but Binh is avoiding it.
Hood tries to clinch but Binh moves out of range.
Binh misses with a hook.
Hood misses with an attempted mid kick.
Binh misses with a kick to the body
and Hood counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Binh pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hood misses with a knee to the head.
Hood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hood tries to land a knee to the head but Binh blocks with his arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Binh lands a nice knee to the body.
Binh lands a left hand.
Hood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Binh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Binh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hood backwards.
Binh manages to break the clinch.
Binh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Binh!
Hood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Binh tries to land a body kick
and Hood counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Binh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Binh connects with a body shot.
Hood takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Binh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Binh misses the jab.
Binh closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Binh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Binh looks to throw the jab but Hood is out of range.
Binh thuds a left hand into Hood's body.
Hood looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Binh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hood doesn't manage to clinch there - Binh circles away.
Binh throws a sloppy head kick and Hood moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Binh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Binh blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binh misses with a kick to the body.
Binh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hood tries to clinch up but Binh circles away and keeps his distance.
Xuan Binh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hood takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Binh bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hood connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Binh momentarily.
Hood moves forwards but Binh connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Binh lands a jab to the head.
Hood moves out of range as Binh strikes.
Binh's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Binh duly obliges.
A left and a right from Binh both land. Nice combination.
Binh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Binh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Binh connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Binh tries a head kick but it misses.
Binh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Binh lands a really nice looking cross but Hood seems unphased.
Hood throws a wild body kick that Binh sees coming a mile off.
Binh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Binh. Binh obviously looking to wear him down.
Hood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hood is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hood moves in looking to clinch but Binh pushes him off.
Binh swats away the attempt to clinch by Hood.
Binh misses with a head kick.
Hood walks into a left hand.
Binh has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hood tries to clinch up but Binh circles away and keeps his distance.
Hood wants to clinch up but Binh keeps it at a distance.
Hood with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Binh to score with a decent uppercut.
Binh connects with a solid leg kick.
Binh throws the left hand but Hood avoids the punch easily.
Binh throws a hook but Hood blocks it.
Binh throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hood's head.
Binh fakes the leg kick and cracks Hood in the body.
Binh lands a nice looking body shot.
Binh is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hood had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Binh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Binh tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hood is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hood takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Binh lands a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Binh.
Binh lands with a kick to the temple. Hood shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sloppy strikes from Binh. Those never looked like landing.
Binh misses with a leg kick.
Hood takes a kick to the side of the head.
Binh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Binh misses with a hook. Hood ducked under it nicely.
Binh swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hood moves in looking to clinch but Binh pushes him off.
Nice jab there from Binh.
Hood takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Binh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Binh connects with a solid leg kick.
Binh lands with a good body shot.
Binh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hood wants to clinch.
Hood ducks right into an uppercut from Binh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xuan Binh dominated that round.
That's time! Hood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A leg kick checked by Hood.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch but Binh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Binh throws a head kick but Hood moves out of range.
Binh throws a series of punches but Hood avoids them all with ease.
Binh takes a swing at Hood's ribcage but misses.
Hood just misses with a punch to the body.
Hood misses with a body kick.
Binh looks for the body kick but Hood saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Binh.
Hood wants to clinch up but Binh keeps it at a distance.
Xuan Binh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick by Binh misses
and Hood counters with a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Binh misses its intended target.
Hood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Binh moves out of range of the body kick from Hood.
Hood is looking to clinch.
Binh lunges at Hood with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hood's hand.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Binh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Binh digs a good body shot into Hood's ribs.
Binh throws a head kick but Hood moves out of range.
Hood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Binh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hood.
Binh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hood tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Binh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hood looks to land a body kick but Binh moved away.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch but Binh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch but Binh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Binh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Binh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hood's sensitive parts.
Binh stalks Hood and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hood's face. Hood staggers backwards, shaken.
Binh tries to land a leg kick but Hood saw it coming and moves away.
Hood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Binh throws a lazy head kick
and Hood counters with a nice body kick.
Hood tries to clinch up but Binh circles away and keeps his distance.
Hood wants to clinch up but Binh keeps it at a distance.
Hood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hood looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Binh lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circling - Binh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hood fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hood is looking to clinch.
Binh just misses with a punch to the body.
Hood tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Binh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hood darts in and clinches Binh up against the ropes.
Binh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Binh tightens his grip and picks Hood up, before dumping him to the ground. Hood manages to land in guard.
Hood wants to stand up but Binh is controlling him.
Binh passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binh passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hood squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Binh goes for an armbar but Hood turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hood.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hood is looking to stand up but Binh won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Binh is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hood is controlling him.
Hood won't allow Binh to sweep him here.
Binh is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Binh throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Binh is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xuan Binh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hood tries to clinch but Binh is having none of it.
Binh throws an overhand right that lands on Hood's shoulder, as Hood tries to avoid the shot.
A nice combination there by Binh.
Hood tries to clinch there but Binh circles away.
Binh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch but Binh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Binh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hood throws a lazy head kick
and Hood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hood blocks a head kick by Binh.
Binh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Binh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Binh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Binh misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Binh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hood takes one to the chin there.
Hood fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Binh.
Hood tries to clinch
and Binh counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Binh lands an overhand right.
Binh throws a head kick that Hood semi-blocks.
Binh fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hood is out of range.
Hood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hood wants to clinch up but Binh keeps it at a distance.
Hood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hood misses with a head kick.
Binh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hood is looking to clinch but Binh is avoiding it.
Hood misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Binh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Binh scores with a decent looking hook.
Hood tries to clinch
and Binh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Binh scores with a push kick.
Binh tests Hood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood closes the distance looking to clinch
and Binh counters with a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - Binh coming out on top.
Binh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hood.
Binh throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hood's head.
Binh connects with a high kick.
Hood clinches but Binh breaks the clinch
and Binh counters with a stiff right hand.
Binh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hood's head backwards.
Binh throws a sloppy head kick and Hood moves out of range easily.
Hood throws a head kick that misses.
Binh tries a low kick but Hood avoids it.
Hood closes the distance but Binh moves to the side
and Binh counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hood moves in looking to clinch but Binh pushes him off.
Hood looks to clinch
and Binh counters with a body kick.
Binh lands with an uppercut that bounces Hood off the ropes and back into rage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood wants to clinch
and Binh counters with a one-two to the body.
Binh misses with a head kick.
Hood tries to clinch
and Binh finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Binh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Binh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Binh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xuan Binh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hood takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Binh.
Binh lands a jab to Hood's midsection.
Hood tries to clinch up but Binh circles away and keeps his distance.
Hood sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hood throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Binh lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Binh. Hood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Binh fails to land with a series of punches.
Binh bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Binh lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hood wants to clinch
and Binh counters with a three punch combo that has Hood backing up. Hood nods at Binh to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binh scores with a kick to the body.
Binh 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.
Hood 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.
Hood takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Binh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hood tries a low kick but Binh avoids it.
Hood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Binh.
Hood has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Binh finds it's way round the side to connect with Hood's head.
Hood wants to clinch but Binh slips to the side
and Binh counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hood is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hood.
Hood slips a straight right by Binh.
Hood takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Binh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hood misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Binh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hood looks to clinch
and Binh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hood thinking.
Binh throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Raymond Hood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hood misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice combination there by Binh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xuan Binh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Binh 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xuan Binh!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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