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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Toygar Alparslan (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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135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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130 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toygar Alparslan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ali Raid!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alparslan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alparslan moves in looking to clinch but Raid pushes him off.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Alparslan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice takedown defense from Raid. No joy for Alparslan on that attempt.
Alparslan blocks a jab.
Alparslan shoots in but Raid avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toygar Alparslan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alparslan manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raid stuffs the takedown attempt from Alparslan. Alparslan gets slowly back to his feet.
Alparslan throws a nice looking combination but Raid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alparslan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raid.
Raid connects with a right hand. Alparslan shakes it off.
Raid misses with an uppercut. Alparslan saw that one coming.
Alparslan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ali Raid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raid lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Raid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alparslan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raid looks to land a right hand but Alparslan moved out of range.
Alparslan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alparslan tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Raid misses the target.
Raid throws a looping overhand right but Alparslan ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Raid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raid is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alparslan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raid tests Alparslan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Raid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alparslan.
Alparslan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alparslan slips a straight right by Raid.
Alparslan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raid.
That's four 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.
A big left from Raid misses.
Raid throws a jab when Alparslan was well out of range.
Raid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alparslan.
Raid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alparslan.
Alparslan walks into a jab.
Raid throws an overhand right that lands on Alparslan's shoulder, as Alparslan tries to avoid the shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alparslan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raid might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Raid connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Raid 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.
Alparslan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raid misses with an uppercut.
Raid throws a hook but Alparslan blocks it.
Raid misses with an uppercut.
Raid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Toygar Alparslan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alparslan wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alparslan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raid swinging wildly here.
Alparslan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alparslan moves away from the strike by Raid.
Raid loads up on a big right hand but Alparslan slips the punch.
Raid stuffs the takedown attempt from Alparslan. Alparslan gets slowly back to his feet.
Alparslan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Raid misses with a looping right.
Raid scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Raid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Raid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alparslan wants to clinch up but Raid keeps it at a distance.
Alparslan ducks under a wild hook from Raid.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alparslan moves in looking to clinch but Raid pushes him off.
Alparslan walks into a straight right hand from Raid.
A swing and a miss from Raid.
Alparslan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Raid sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toygar Alparslan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raid misses with a series of wild punches.
Alparslan tries to clinch up but Raid circles away and keeps his distance.
Raid is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Alparslan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alparslan tries to clinch up.
Alparslan tries to close the distance and clinch but Raid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raid throws a hook but Alparslan blocks it.
Alparslan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alparslan shoots in looking for a takedown. Raid tries to sprawl out of it but Alparslan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Raid manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Raid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alparslan.
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.
That's time! Alparslan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Alparslan tries to clinch but Raid is having none of it.
Alparslan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Raid is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alparslan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Raid keeping full guard, as Alparslan tries to pass.
Alparslan trying to control the position from guard on top but Raid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alparslan forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alparslan prevents Raid from improving his position.
Alparslan is trying to work for a kimura but Raid is defending well.
Raid is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Raid pushes Alparslan off but Alparslan dives into side control.
Raid is trying to get back to half guard.
Alparslan in side control, throwing shots but Raid defends.
That's two 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Raid misses with a looping right.
Raid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alparslan.
Toygar Alparslan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raid throws a leg kick but Alparslan moved away.
Alparslan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raid.
Alparslan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Raid avoids it really well and circles away.
Alparslan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alparslan doesn't manage to clinch there - Raid circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alparslan.
Alparslan shoots for a takedown but Raid saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toygar Alparslan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raid thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Alparslan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Raid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alparslan.
Raid throws a big shot that misses.
Raid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alparslan.
Raid fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alparslan.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alparslan tries to bum rush Raid with a series of wild strikes but Raid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toygar Alparslan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Raid 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Raid!
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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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