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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duek Nuekm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nuekm's entrance music is Ass & Titties. A fine choice. Duek Nuekm has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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196 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
22
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Tends to cut |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duek Nuekm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Demian Maia!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia misses with a two punch combination.
Nuekm lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Demian Maia has been cut.
Nuekm scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nuekm wants to control but Maia is keeping him busy.
Maia trying to remain calm as Nuekm controls from the top position.
Nuekm trying to control the action but Maia is working from the bottom.
Nuekm remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nuekm wants to stand but Maia has his arm trapped.
Maia wants to control but Nuekm postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia sneaks back into half guard.
Well, if Nuekm is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Maia is looking to control Nuekm's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maia avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Nuekm tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Maia.
Nuekm is trying to work for a kimura but Maia is defending well.
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.
Maia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nuekm is working away from the top position though.
Nuekm is stalling here. Maia is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nuekm seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Maia has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Nuekm knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maia on the ground.
Maia trying to control the position but Nuekm is working away.
Nuekm tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nuekm changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Maia looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Maia wants to control but Nuekm postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuekm lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nuekm wants to control but Maia is keeping him busy.
Nuekm postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Nuekm wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maia keeps working.
Maia is looking for a sweep.
Maia is not content to let Nuekm control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nuekm shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia keeping moving, preventing Nuekm from controlling successfully.
Nuekm has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nuekm gets to his feet - Maia follows without any prompting.
Nuekm defending well as Maia loads up on a big left hand.
Nuekm plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maia drives through with a takedown into guard.
Maia looks gassed!
Nuekm 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.
Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Nuekm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nuekm is pulling down on Maia's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duek Nuekm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demian Maia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nuekm shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Maia is trying to defend but Nuekm finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nuekm wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Maia uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Nuekm advances position into side control!
Nuekm fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Maia can't do much from the bottom here.
Nuekm is looking to take a break and control but Maia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuekm happy to just control the position for now.
Nuekm wants to control but Maia is keeping him busy.
Nuekm working the ground and pound.
Nuekm working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Maia is being controlled 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.
Nuekm tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Nuekm scores with punches from side control.
Maia struggling a bit here.
Nuekm trying to control the action but Maia is working from the bottom.
Nuekm wants to stand but Maia has his arm trapped.
Nuekm misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuekm trying to control the action but Maia is working from the bottom.
Nuekm throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nuekm tries to clinch but Maia is having none of it.
Maia misses with a wild body shot.
Maia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nuekm counters by moving into the clinch.
Maia is breathing heavily.
Nuekm comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nuekm with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nuekm is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nuekm breaks from the clinch.
Maia takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuekm closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nuekm lands in his opponent's guard.
Nuekm trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nuekm showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Maia has a closed guard, preventing Nuekm from standing up.
Nuekm controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duek Nuekm dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Demian Maia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nuekm moves into the clinch.
Nuekm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nuekm shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nuekm wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Maia trying to control but Nuekm is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maia not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nuekm trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maia accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nuekm manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maia manages to get himself to full guard.
Nuekm trying to control but Maia is working from the bottom.
Nuekm missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nuekm wants to stand but Maia has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Maia trying to control the position.
Demian Maia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish 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.
Maia is trying to hold Nuekm in close to prevent damage but Nuekm has managed to pass into half guard.
Still in half guard, Nuekm seems content to control.
Nuekm trying to control the action but Maia is working from the bottom.
Maia trying to control but Nuekm postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nuekm shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nuekm was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Maia tries to lock up and control but Nuekm gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nuekm controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia tries to hold on but Nuekm pushes him away.
Nuekm connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nuekm tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Maia is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nuekm throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Maia is squirming around, avoiding Nuekm's attempts to control the action.
Nuekm has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Maia's face.
That's four 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.
Maia throwing hammer fists to the chest of Nuekm. What's that going to do exactly?
Nuekm trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nuekm sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nuekm trying to control but Maia is having none of it.
Duek Nuekm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nuekm controlling from mount.
Nuekm trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Duek Nuekm.
Well Nuekm has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duek Nuekm!
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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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