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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Skinder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Raid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcin Skinder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ali Raid!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skinder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raid.
Skinder slips under a jab.
Skinder has managed to clinch.
Skinder is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Raid looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Skinder stops a takedown attempt from Raid.
Raid is looking to break free of the clinch but Skinder has double underhooks.
Raid tries to circle away but Skinder has him pinned against the cage.
Raid has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Raid goes for a takedown attempt but Skinder pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raid throws a body punch but Skinder moves out of range.
Raid is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Raid works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Skinder throws a head kick that Raid semi-blocks.
It looks like Ali Raid has been cut.
Raid misses with a looping right.
Raid throws a shot from downtown. Skinder moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Raid misses the target.
Raid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Skinder.
Skinder drives through and clinches with Raid against the cage.
Skinder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ali Raid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skinder forces Raid back against the cage and clinches.
Raid gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Skinder.
Raid tries to break free but Skinder pushes him back against the cage.
Skinder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raid lands with a nice combination. Skinder backs away looking to recover.
Raid throws a shot from downtown. Skinder moves away and avoids it.
Raid stuffs the takedown attempt from Skinder. Skinder gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcin Skinder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skinder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skinder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skinder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raid.
Raid throws a looping overhand right but Skinder ducks down to avoid it.
Skinder fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Raid avoids it really well and circles away.
Skinder tries to clinch up but Raid circles away and keeps his distance.
Raid lands a body shot.
Raid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Raid!
Raid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skinder tries to clinch up but Raid circles away and keeps his distance.
Skinder walks into a stiff left hand from Raid.
Raid throws a series of punches but Skinder avoids them all with ease.
Raid throws the left hand but Skinder avoids the punch easily.
Raid misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinder drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Skinder trying to control the position from guard on top but Raid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skinder trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Skinder is breathing heavily.
Skinder won't allow Raid to get back to his feet.
Skinder decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Raid, up you get!
Raid connects with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Raid misses its intended target.
Raid lands a right hook to the body.
Skinder shoots for a double leg takedown but Raid sprawls well. He's pushed Skinder's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Raid with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skinder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raid.
Raid throws a big shot that misses.
Raid dodges the punch combination from Skinder.
Raid takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Some wild striking there from Raid.
Skinder drops his hands momentarily and Raid takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Skinder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raid.
Raid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raid throws an overhand right that lands on Skinder's shoulder, as Skinder tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Raid. That snapped Skinder's head back.
Raid scores with a hook.
Raid slips a straight right by Skinder.
Raid throws an overhand right that lands on Skinder's shoulder, as Skinder tries to avoid the shot.
Skinder on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Skinder defending well as Raid loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcin Skinder dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ali Raid's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Skinder on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A lazy left from Raid finds it's target.
Skinder fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Skinder manages to break the clinch.
Raid is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Raid moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Skinder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raid throws a shot from downtown. Skinder moves away and avoids it.
Raid ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Raid thows a left - swing and a miss!
Skinder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raid.
Raid with a hook.
Skinder clinches with his opponent.
Raid is looking to break free of the clinch but Skinder has double underhooks.
Skinder has Raid pressed against the cage, preventing Raid from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinder gets underhooks to prevent Raid's takedown attempt.
Skinder tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Raid can't break the clinch.
Skinder misses with the head strike.
Skinder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raid connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Raid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skinder.
That's two 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.
Skinder is looking to clinch but Raid is avoiding it.
Raid throws out a loose jab but Skinder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raid throws a jab when Skinder was well out of range.
Raid misses with a hook.
Skinder misses with a body kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Skinder wants to clinch up but Raid keeps it at a distance.
Skinder ducks under a wild hook from Raid.
Raid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skinder.
A head kick misses from Skinder.
Skinder swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Raid counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skinder moves out of range as Raid strikes.
Skinder doesn't manage to clinch there - Raid circles away.
Skinder moves into range and clinches up with Raid.
Raid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skinder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raid misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raid circles away quickly and effectively.
Skinder throws a head kick that misses.
Raid misses with an uppercut. Skinder saw that one coming.
Skinder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raid stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Raid wants it to stay on the feet.
Raid lands a lovely overhand right.
Raid displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Raid lands with a shot to the body.
Skinder moves in looking to clinch but Raid pushes him off.
Raid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marcin Skinder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raid misses with a straight left.
Raid misses with the combination.
Raid avoids a punch combination nicely.
Raid scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Raid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skinder fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Raid avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcin Skinder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raid cracks Skinder with a good jab.
Skinder blocks a jab.
Skinder ducks under a wild hook from Raid.
Raid slips a jab from Skinder.
Donk. Raid catches Skinder right on the button with a cross.
Raid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Skinder takes one to the side of the head.
Raid misses with an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raid lands an overhand right.
A head kick misses from Raid.
Raid scores with a nice strike.
Skinder shoots in and drives through. Raid sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Raid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ali Raid's cut.
That's time! Skinder's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Raid keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Raid looks for the body kick but Skinder saw that one coming.
Raid throws a lazy body kick
and Skinder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skinder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raid.
Raid throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
No joy there for Raid, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raid misses with a looping right.
Raid throws out a powerful jab.
Skinder slips under a jab from Raid.
Raid throws a lazy right hand but Skinder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raid missing with a left hand there. Skinder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skinder clinches.
Skinder is pressed up against the cage. Raid has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Skinder down to the mat. Skinder avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raid stuffs the takedown attempt from Skinder. Skinder gets slowly back to his feet.
Skinder ducks under a wild hook from Raid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinder with a nice cross.
Skinder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Skinder looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Raid looks to land a right hand but Skinder moved out of range.
Raid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skinder takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice shot lands for Raid.
Raid swats away the attempt to clinch by Skinder.
Raid cracks Skinder with an open hand slap.
Raid connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Skinder's hands.
Raid throws the kick towards the body but Skinder avoids it.
Raid leaves Skinder with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcin Skinder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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.
Raid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Raid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Raid scores with the left hand. Skinder knows he should have avoided that one.
Raid slaps away a takedown attempt from Skinder, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Raid listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Raid lands a nice looking body shot.
Raid looks to land a right hand but Skinder moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Raid.
Skinder tries to clinch there but Raid circles away.
Raid scores with a decent looking hook.
Skinder misses with a combination
letting Raid counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheers as Raid lands an impressive looking overhand right. Skinder doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinder defending well as Raid loads up on a big left hand.
Raid misses with a straight left.
Raid misses with a straight left.
Skinder on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Skinder looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Skinder tries to clinch up.
Raid throws a hook to the side of Skinder's head but Skinder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skinder moves away from the strike by Raid.
Raid fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raid misses with a straight left.
Raid throws a nice looking combination but Skinder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ali Raid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skinder moves into the clinch successfully.
Skinder working aggressively here.
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.
Raid tries to circle away but Skinder has him pinned against the cage.
Skinder keeps control of Raid as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Skinder misses with a punch to the body.
Skinder breaks the clinch.
Raid misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raid swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Skinder counters by moving into the clinch.
Skinder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raid misses with an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Skinder has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Skinder there as he acknowledges the shot.
Skinder blocks a jab.
Skinder wants to clinch up but Raid keeps it at a distance.
Skinder takes a jab right on the kisser.
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 Marcin Skinder.
I think Skinder has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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