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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nadav Hellman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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205 lbs
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211 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nadav Hellman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Hellman pushes him off.
Hellman has a takedown stuffed.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Hellman is avoiding it.
Eric Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hellman looks to clinch
and Taylor moves into the clinch.
Taylor tries to land knees in the clinch but Hellman avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Taylor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Nadav Hellman has been cut.
Taylor is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hellman drags the fight down to the ground.
Hellman managing to control the position.
Hellman has a closed guard, preventing Taylor from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellman keeping full guard, as Taylor tries to pass.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Hellman keeps moving.
Taylor wants to pass the guard but Hellman is keeping the position.
Taylor forces his way into half guard.
Taylor tries to stand and escape but Hellman is controlling the position.
Hellman controlling the position well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hellman wants to get back to full guard.
Hellman punching from the bottom.
Hellman wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy.
Taylor stops Hellman from getting back to his feet.
Taylor trying to control the pace.
Hellman is looking for a sweep. Taylor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hellman scores a takedown into full mount!
Taylor tries to control Hellman's body but Hellman pushes him off. Taylor squirms to his side and now Hellman has his back!
Hellman wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Hellman is breathing heavily.
Hellman trying to control momentarily.
Hellman is hanging on to Taylor's back as he tries to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to get back to his feet but Hellman has full control of the position and if anything, Taylor has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Taylor tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Taylor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hellman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Taylor is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nadav Hellman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nadav Hellman's cut.
That's time! Hellman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Taylor looks to clinch
and Hellman counters with a body kick.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hellman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hellman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Taylor's guard.
Taylor is controlling Hellman's posture.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taylor is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Taylor scores with a knee to the head.
Taylor tries a knee to the head but Hellman blocks it.
Taylor lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor prevents the takedown attempt.
Hellman is trying to break free.
Taylor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hellman blocks it with crossed arms.
Taylor connects with a knee to the head.
Taylor scores with a knee to the head.
Taylor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hellman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taylor landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taylor is struggling to control the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taylor.
Taylor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hellman's face.
Taylor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taylor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taylor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hellman's face.
Hellman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hellman wants to get back to striking at distance but Taylor won't allow it.
Taylor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taylor connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hellman pulls Taylor into guard.
Hellman controls Taylor momentarily but Taylor frees himself.
Taylor decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hellman, up you get!
Hellman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Taylor is squirming around, avoiding Hellman's attempts to control the action.
Hellman wants to stand but Taylor is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Hellman unloads with some shots from mount but Taylor bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor bucks up and throws Hellman to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Taylor tries to clinch up
and Hellman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taylor rushes Hellman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taylor connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taylor.
Taylor lands an elbow that stopped Hellman in his tracks for a moment.
Hellman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Taylor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taylor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hellman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taylor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taylor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taylor lands a knee to the body.
Taylor misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellman tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nadav Hellman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Taylor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hellman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taylor tries a knee to the head but Hellman blocks it.
Taylor lands an elbow just above Hellman 's eye.
Taylor scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Taylor.
A knee to the head by Taylor.
Taylor misses with a knee to the head.
Taylor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taylor landing knees to the head.
Hellman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Taylor walks away with a smile on his face. Hellman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Taylor rushes Hellman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor prevents Hellman from breaking the clinch.
Hellman throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eric Taylor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nadav Hellman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Taylor wants to clinch up but Hellman keeps it at a distance.
Nadav Hellman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor looks to clinch
so Hellman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hellman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Taylor pulls Hellman in close to prevent any damage.
Hellman throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
Nadav Hellman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellman wants to control but Taylor is having none of it.
Hellman is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hellman is working to get back to half guard.
Taylor controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellman is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Taylor controlling from mount.
Despite being in the dominant position, Eric Taylor just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hellman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hellman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Taylor connects with a knee to the head.
Taylor throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Taylor lands a knee to the body.
Taylor connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Taylor.
Taylor lands a nice elbow.
Taylor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taylor prevents Hellman from breaking the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taylor.
Taylor connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eric Taylor.
I think Taylor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Eric Taylor!
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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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