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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amali Yeboah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Get Money Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Money Jr has chosen On fire as his entrance music. Money Jr has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 cm
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250 lbs
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199 cm
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amali Yeboah! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Get Money Jr! The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Money Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Yeboah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Money Jr looks gassed! Yeboah feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Yeboah slips nicely into half guard. Yeboah wants to control but Money Jr is keeping him busy. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yeboah lands a nice short elbow. Yeboah works his way into full mount! Money Jr swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Yeboah controlling from the full mount. Yeboah has control of Money Jr's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Money Jr regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Yeboah is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. A nice elbow there by Yeboah. Yeboah landing punches. Yeboah knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Money Jr on the ground. Yeboah lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Money Jr hang on? Yeboah is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Money Jr has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Yeboah breaks from Money Jr's wrist control and lands an elbow. Yeboah wants to control the pace but Money Jr is squirming around nicely. Yeboah controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Yeboah is landing with some decent strikes but Money Jr is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Money Jr is looking to improve his position but Yeboah isn't that keen on the idea. Yeboah tries to control but Money Jr wriggling away. Yeboah is really struggling to control Money Jr but he's trying to hold on to the position. Money Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yeboah has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Money Jr's face.
Yeboah will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Yeboah controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Money Jr throwing hammer fists to the chest of Yeboah. What's that going to do exactly? Yeboah jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Money Jr manages to avoid the submission attempt. Yeboah tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yeboah has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Money Jr sneaks out the side door and pushes Yeboah away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Money Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Yeboah holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Yeboah tries to pull guard but Money Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Yeboah drops back down to his feet.
Money Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yeboah just stands there and leans against the cage. Yeboah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Money Jr with a lazy takedown attempt and Yeboah counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Money Jr! Amali Yeboah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Get Money Jr. Money Jr throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Yeboah pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Yeboah blocks Money Jr's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Money Jr throwing hammer fists to the chest of Yeboah. What's that going to do exactly? Yeboah in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Yeboah controlling his opponent. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amali Yeboah dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Money Jr doesn't succeed with the takedown and Yeboah counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Yeboah tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yeboah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yeboah. Yeboah lands with a short head shot on the inside. Yeboah tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yeboah has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Money Jr regains guard immediately. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Money Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yeboah avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yeboah preventing the sweep. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Money Jr had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Yeboah is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Money Jr Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Yeboah's back instead. Yeboah is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. Money Jr landing with strikes. Money Jr is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Yeboah defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. Money Jr throwing damaging strikes from the back! Yeboah could be in trouble here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yeboah just trying to survive but Money Jr is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. Yeboah is taking damage to the body and head. Money Jr is persistently looking for the submission but Yeboah is defending it well.
Yeboah tries to escape but Money Jr has the hooks in and won't let him break free. Money Jr is punishing Yeboah with strikes - can he finish him?! Yeboah is trying to defend against the choke here but Money Jr has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Money Jr Tightens the hold and Yeboah taps out furiously! Money Jr displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Get Money Jr!
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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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