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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sam Pick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and odie blue (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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169 cm
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143 lbs
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150 cm
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Dangerous GnP
Good kicks
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, Sam Pick! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, odie blue! The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! blue misses with a body shot.
blue is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pick sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Pick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Pick dives in and grabs blue's left leg, looking for a takedown. blue pushes down on Pick's head and hops out. blue shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pick as he avoids it easily. Pick with a poor takedown and blue counters with a flying knee. Nice. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Pick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pick rushes blue and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
blue breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
blue throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Pick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from blue. Pick works over blue's head and body with a nice combination. blue gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pick. Pick holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. blue fails to pull the fight into his guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Pick changes levels and goes for a takedown here. blue fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pick doesn't manage to clinch there - blue circles away.
Pick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around blue's waist but blue gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pick off to one side. blue misses with a double jab.
blue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Pick slaps away a takedown attempt from blue, before circling back to the center of the mat. blue tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pick counters by moving into the clinch. Pick lands a left hand.
blue misses with a hook from the clinch. blue prevents Pick from breaking the clinch. Pick is breathing heavily.
blue escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pick tries to score a power double leg takedown but blue sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pick somewhat. Pick scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
blue scores a takedown into full mount! blue wants to control the pace but Pick is squirming around nicely. blue scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pick?
blue looking to control but Pick is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. blue avoids the attempt from Pick to control. blue looking to control but Pick is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. blue might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pick kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Pick wants to hold on but blue pushes him away. blue trying to control but he's not successful this time. Pick looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! You can see the frustration on Pick's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
 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. blue cracks Pick with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Pick from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Pick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for blue on the ground. Pick covers up after that shot from blue.
Pick is trying to break free.
Pick is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if blue gets his way!
Pick covering up well under a series of strikes from blue. blue is working the ground and pound. Can Pick escape? And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
odie blue dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pick gets a clinch.
Pick jumps guard.
Pick will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Pick keeping moving, preventing blue from controlling successfully. Pick pulls blue in to control the position. blue postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pick has his foot on blue's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. blue works his way back into a safe position though. blue trying to control but Pick is working from the bottom. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. blue pushing down on Pick's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
 That's one minute gone in the round. blue is trying to control the action in half guard but Pick is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Pick is controlling blue's trapped leg to prevent blue from advancing to side control. Pick tries to push off, looking to stand up, but blue manages to move to mount!
blue avoids the attempt from Pick to control. Pick on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pick tries to get out of the position. blue trying to control but Pick is having none of it. blue with a couple of short strikes.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Pick working to try and regain half guard.
blue with shots to the head and body - Pick looks very uncomfortable down there. blue wants to control the pace but Pick is squirming around nicely.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Pick is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
blue landing strikes from the mount and Pick is in trouble! blue trying to control but he's not successful this time. blue is looking to stand but blue has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
 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. Pick is trying to reverse the position but instead blue has taken his back - oops! Pick tries to break free.
Pick trying to control the position but blue manages to sink in the hooks. Pick is trying to get back to his feet but blue has full control of the position and if anything, Pick has just worked his way into a worse spot. blue trying to control momentarily.
blue is not going to allow Pick to sit and survive in this position. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
blue is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pick knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pick for a finish. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sam Pick will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Pick forces blue back against the cage and clinches. blue tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Pick avoiding damage.
blue can't break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pick - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pick is trying to break free. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. blue wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Pick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but blue has him pressed against the cage. blue is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pick pulls blue into guard.
blue wanted to stand there but Pick had control of the position.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Pick tries to land a sweep but no joy. Pick has control of blue's left arm, preventing blue from doing any damage. blue lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
blue stands up from Pick's guard - blue perhaps looking for a knockout. A telegraphed takedown attempt from blue is defended easily by Pick. Sam Pick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of odie blue. Pick throws a one two combo.
 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. blue looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pick is fending him off so far but blue persists. Nope, Pick circles away and we're back to standing. blue looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Pick looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? blue is fending him off so far but Pick persists. Nope, blue circles away and we're back to standing. blue misses with a double jab
and Pick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pick. Pick looking for a takedown. blue tries to pull guard but Pick holds him up against the cage and eventually blue drops back down to his feet.
blue tries to break the clinch but Pick is controlling the position.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. blue blocks an elbow strike. blue misses with a knee to the head. blue is trying to maintain a safe position but Pick gets an underhook and turns blue into the cage. Pick has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. blue avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Pick can't break the clinch.
Pick is looking for a takedown up against the cage. blue gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. blue goes for a takedown attempt but Pick pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
blue tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Pick counters with a two punch combo. blue shoots for a takedown but Pick saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Sam Pick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Pick misses with a leg kick. Pick pivots, looking for a leg kick but blue is out of range and Pick settles back down.
Pick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
 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. blue fails to pull the fight into his guard.
blue tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
blue pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. blue tries for a takedown but Pick circles away easily
and Pick counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Pick tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. blue just stands there and leans against the cage. Pick jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as blue walks away with a smile on his face. Pick gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
blue scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. blue is looking to take a break and control but Pick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Pick is trying to improve his position.
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 Sam Pick. I think Pick 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28 Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29 Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sam Pick!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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