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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ngou Bapu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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195 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ngou Bapu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoef gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Manhoef wants to stand and escape but Bapu is having none of it.
Manhoef wants to sweep here but Bapu controlling him for the moment.
Bapu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Manhoef is trying to hold Bapu in close to prevent damage but Bapu has managed to pass into half guard.
Bapu not doing much here.
Bapu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bapu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bapu with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bapu moves nicely into side control.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bapu decides to stand up, so the ref orders Manhoef to his feet.
Manhoef looks gassed!
Bapu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bapu controlling the pace.
Bapu seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Manhoef for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bapu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ngou Bapu just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Manhoef tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bapu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bapu closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bapu lands in his opponent's guard.
Bapu gets to his feet - Manhoef follows without any prompting.
Manhoef throws a right and a left that Bapu avoids nicely.
Manhoef has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bapu gets a takedown into half guard.
Bapu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ngou Bapu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Manhoef on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bapu rushes Manhoef and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Manhoef is looking to control Bapu's arms but Bapu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Manhoef has his back to the cage.
Manhoef lands with a left to the head.
Manhoef breaks the clinch.
Bapu feints and as Manhoef raises his hands in defense, Bapu changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bapu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bapu has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bapu thows a big elbow that misses.
Manhoef is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bapu is stalling in the full guard.
That's two 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.
Bapu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bapu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bapu with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bapu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ngou Bapu just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bapu tries to clinch but Manhoef moves out of range.
Bapu has Manhoef up against the cage in a clinch.
Bapu jumps into guard, dragging Manhoef to the mat.
Bapu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bapu takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bapu works his way into side control.
A lull in the action here as Bapu stalls from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bapu in side control, throwing shots but Manhoef defends.
Bapu decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ngou Bapu dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Manhoef gets caught flat footed, as Bapu shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bapu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bapu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ngou Bapu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bapu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bapu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bapu is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Manhoef will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef parries the strikes from Bapu easily there. Bapu is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Manhoef to escape.
Manhoef takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bapu in side control, throwing shots but Manhoef defends.
A lull in the action here.
Bapu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bapu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bapu throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bapu is working to tighten is grip on Manhoef's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Manhoef has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Bapu is really squeezing tight and eventually Manhoef passes out! Bapu breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ngou Bapu!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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