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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Hope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hammed Yosuf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammed Yosuf has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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209 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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136 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Terry Hope!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hammed Yosuf!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hope dives in and scores a takedown into Yosuf's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hope wants to pass the guard but Yosuf is keeping the position.
Yosuf preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hope trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hope is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hope drops back, looking for a kneebar! Yosuf looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Yosuf looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Yosuf!
Hope tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hope holding on.
Hope is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope manages to get back to half guard.
Hope is trying to get back to full guard.
Yosuf wants to get back to his feet.
Hope is concentrating on defense, preventing Yosuf from advancing position.
Hope wants to get back to full guard.
Hope makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hope.
Hope is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yosuf defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yosuf trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hope's guard.
Hope looking for a sweep. Not yet Hope, not yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hope has control of Yosuf's left arm, preventing Yosuf from doing any damage.
Yosuf trying to control but Hope is working from the bottom.
Hope looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hope had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yosuf defends it easily.
Yosuf stopping the sweep attempt from Hope.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hope looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hope will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yosuf trying to control the position from guard on top but Hope is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hope is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hope controlling Yosuf's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hope pushes a forearm under Yosuf's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Yosuf is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Terry Hope!
Terry Hope retains his light heavyweight title!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
41% |
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