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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Pegg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Badr Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Pegg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Pegg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Badr Hari!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pegg swats away the attempt to clinch by Hari.
Pegg keeps the fight on the outside.
Hari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pegg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hari clinches with his opponent.
Hari putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pegg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pegg blocks an elbow strike.
Pegg managing to block the knees to the body from Hari.
Hari misses with a knee strike.
Hari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hari tries to land a knee to the head but Pegg blocks with his arms.
Hari breaks from the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Pegg 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Simon Pegg has been cut.
Pegg is breathing heavily.
Hari is looking to slow Pegg down with leg kicks.
Hari rushes Pegg and presses him up against the cage.
Hari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hari throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pegg's head.
Hari takes the fight into the clinch.
Hari misses with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pegg takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Hari.
Hari working Pegg over with knees to the body.
Hari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pegg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hari lands a knee to the head.
Hari lands an elbow that stopped Pegg in his tracks for a moment.
Hari scores with a shot to the side of Pegg's head.
Hari breaks from the clinch.
Hari throws a leg kick which misses Pegg's front leg but catches the back leg as Pegg tries to avoid it.
Pegg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Badr Hari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pegg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hari has closed the distance and engaged Pegg in a clinch.
Hari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pegg fails with the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Hari. Those never looked like landing.
Hari shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pegg eats them both and turns towards Hari to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hari forces Pegg back against the cage and clinches.
Hari manages to break the clinch.
Hari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hari clinches up with Pegg and pushes him back against the cage.
Hari breaks the clinch.
Hari throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hari fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pegg, pushing him back against the cage.
Hari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hari throws a head kick but Pegg moves out of range.
Hari clinches up against the cage.
Hari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pegg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hari tries a knee to the head but Pegg blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hari.
Hari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pegg's face.
Hari working Pegg over with knees to the body.
Hari slows down the pace here.
Hari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hari'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.
Hari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hari goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Hari.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hari is looking to clinch but Pegg is avoiding it.
Hari rushes Pegg and presses him up against the cage.
Hari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Hari.
Pegg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hari scores with a head kick.
Pegg throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hari's waist but Hari gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pegg off to one side.
Hari clinches up against the cage.
Hari with a knee to the head.
Hari lands a good knee to the midsection. Pegg won't want to take too many of those.
Hari lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pegg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hari displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pegg up against the cage.
Hari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pegg backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Badr Hari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Pegg's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hari lands with a slapping head kick.
Simon Pegg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Hari.
Badr Hari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hari misses with a head kick.
Hari connects with a solid leg kick.
Hari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pegg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hari throws a front kick that sends Pegg stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hari has Pegg up against the cage in a clinch.
Hari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hari. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hari fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pegg, pushing him back against the cage.
Hari breaks the clinch.
Hari moves into the clinch successfully.
Hari is struggling to control the position.
Hari misses with an elbow over the top.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hari putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pegg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pegg's face.
A nice left hand lands by Hari.
Hari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hari tries a head kick but it misses.
Hari has closed the distance and engaged Pegg in a clinch.
Hari stalling.
Pegg takes an elbow to the temple.
Pegg takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Hari.
Hari is stalling here.
Hari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pegg goes for a takedown attempt but Hari pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hari clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hari looking to throw knees to the head but Pegg is blocking nicely.
Hari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pegg dodges the punch combination from Hari.
Pegg avoids the head kick by Hari.
Hari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pegg blocks a head kick by Hari.
Hari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pegg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pegg moves away.
Hari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pegg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hari throws a head kick that misses.
Hari has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hari throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Badr Hari seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hari creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pegg's defenses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pegg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hari breaks the clinch.
Hari slaps away a takedown attempt from Pegg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pegg avoids the head kick by Hari.
Hari moves out of range as Pegg strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hari misses with a head kick.
Hari wants to clinch.
Hari tries to clinch there but Pegg circles away.
Hari pushes Pegg up against the cage in a clinch.
Hari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pegg's face.
Hari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hari tries to clinch up.
Hari wants to clinch up but Pegg keeps it at a distance.
Hari throws a sloppy head kick and Pegg moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hari closes the distance and clinches.
Hari landing knees to the head.
Hari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Badr Hari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Simon Pegg'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hari - that will leave a mark!
Hari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hari slaps away a takedown attempt from Pegg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hari clinches.
Hari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hari misses with a head kick.
Hari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hari throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pegg's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hari gets a clinch.
Hari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pegg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short left from Hari.
Hari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pegg's face.
Hari putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pegg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pegg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hari leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pegg's face.
Hari tries a knee to the head but Pegg blocks it.
Pegg tries to pull guard but Hari holds him up against the cage and eventually Pegg drops back down to his feet.
Hari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice elbow from Hari.
Hari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hari has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hari.
Hari with a knee to the head.
Hari has Pegg pushed against the cage.
Hari gets through Pegg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hari looking to throw knees to the head but Pegg is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pegg takes an elbow to the temple.
Hari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pegg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pegg jumps guard but Hari stands there with Pegg around his waist. Pegg gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Pegg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pegg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hari misses with a double jab.
Hari stuffs the takedown attempt from Pegg. Pegg gets slowly back to his feet.
Pegg swats away the attempt to clinch by Hari.
Pegg shoots in and drives through. Hari sprawls well.
Hari lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari gets a clinch.
Hari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pegg blocks it with crossed arms.
Hari missing with knees to the body.
Pegg drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hari clinches up against the cage.
Pegg tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hari just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pegg avoiding damage as Hari throws knees to the body.
Hari looking to throw knees to the head but Pegg is blocking nicely.
Hari throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Simon Pegg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari breaks the clinch.
Pegg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hari tries to clinch there but Pegg circles away.
Pegg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hari pushes Pegg away with a front kick.
Crunch! Hari slams his shin into Pegg's torso.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Pegg. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hari clinches up with Pegg and pushes him back against the cage.
Hari lands an elbow inside that Pegg shrugs off.
Hari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hari connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pegg can't get the takedown.
Pegg fails to pull guard.
Hari is pushing Pegg up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Badr Hari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hari tries to land a knee to the head but Pegg blocks with his arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Badr Hari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hari 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 24:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 24:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Badr Hari!
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hype
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