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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yigit Demir (ranked 3864 p4p, 3757 weight class) and Kaizer Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 417 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yigit Demir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaizer Cole!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Demir with that takedown attempt.
Cole is trying hard to land a takedown here. Demir sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Demir dodges the punch combination from Cole.
Demir throws a shot to the body.
Cole keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demir gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Demir manages to break the clinch.
Cole gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Demir to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Cole is striking but Demir is not phased and passes to half guard.
Cole has his hands clasped together around Demir's back. He's all about the action.
Demir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Still in half guard, Demir seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cole is looking for a sweep. Demir is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cole keeps trying to improve his position.
Demir escapes and gets back to his feet.
Cole tries to keep at a distance but Demir has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cole wants to stall.
Cole avoids the elbow strike from Demir, against the cage.
Demir drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cole pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yigit Demir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cole fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demir shoots in and gets a takedown into Cole's guard.
Cole is trying to control the position but Demir postures up.
Cole wants to stand but Demir is controlling the position.
Cole trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Demir decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cole, up you get!
Cole drives through with a takedown into Demir's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Demir kicks Cole off and gets to his feet.
Cole looks winded!
Demir closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cole quickly recovers to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demir stands up out of the half guard.
Demir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Demir throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cole's waist but Cole gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Demir off to one side.
Demir fails with a takedown attempt.
Cole shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Demir defends it nicely.
Cole stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cole wants it to stay on the feet.
Cole tries to clinch there but Demir circles away.
It looked like Demir was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yigit Demir dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cole lands a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Cole. No joy for Demir on that attempt.
Cole stuffs the takedown.
Cole fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Demir avoids it really well and circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Demir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Demir seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cole misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Demir pinned against the cage. Demir gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yigit Demir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaizer Cole.
Cole is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demir fails with a takedown attempt.
Demir shoots in but no luck this time.
A thudding body kick lands there by Demir!
Cole throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Demir's waist but Demir gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cole off to one side.
Demir fails with the takedown
and Cole counters with a head kick. That will keep Demir thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Demir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cole but Cole pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A lazy left from Cole finds it's target.
Demir drives through and clinches with Cole against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Demir is looking to break free of the clinch but Cole has double underhooks.
Cole trying to control the position but instead, Demir has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cole into the cage.
Cole wants to break the clinch but can't.
Demir lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demir wants to pass to mount but Cole is defending the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cole wants to control but Demir is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cole defending well though.
Demir is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cole doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Demir.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demir is thwarting Cole's attempts to control the position.
Demir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cole keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Demir content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yigit Demir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cole plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cole takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cole shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Demir as he jumps to the side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yigit Demir will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Demir blocks the body kick.
Demir jabs Cole to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cole tries to clinch but Demir is having none of it.
Demir defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cole.
Cole gets tackled into the cage by Demir. Demir maintains the clinch.
Demir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cole looking to throw knees to the head but Demir is blocking nicely.
Cole tries to pull guard but Demir holds him up against the cage and eventually Cole drops back down to his feet.
Cole jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Demir walks away with a smile on his face. Cole gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yigit Demir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaizer Cole.
Cole takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Demir has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demir rushes Cole and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cole is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Demir is defending well.
Demir breaks the clinch.
Demir fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Demir shoots in looking for a takedown. Cole tries to sprawl out of it but Demir keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cole manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Demir leaves Cole with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole is looking to clinch.
Demir moves into the clinch.
Demir lands a hook that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Demir avoiding damage as Cole throws knees to the body.
Demir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cole with a poor takedown
and Demir counters by clinching up.
Demir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Demir goes for a double leg but Cole avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cole continues to drive forward.
Cole tries to stall but Demir uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cole tries to land knees in the clinch but Demir avoids the damage to the body.
Demir missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cole getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cole closes this distance looking for a takedown but Demir circles away.
Demir looks to land a body kick but Cole moved away.
Cole takes one on the button.
Demir scores with a shot to the body.
Demir manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cole on his heels. He'll look to pass Cole's guard now, I'm sure.
Demir knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cole on the ground.
Demir slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Demir with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cole is keeping the position for now.
Demir trying to control the position from guard on top but Cole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cole wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Demir trying to control the position from guard on top but Cole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kaizer Cole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yigit Demir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cole is looking to cinch up a triangle. Demir throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Cole's body to avoid the submission. Cole has instead reached around Demir's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Cole arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kaizer Cole!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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