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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Humdinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Bajramaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bajramaj is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Godsmack - I Stand Alone. Erik Bajramaj has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Humdinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erik Bajramaj!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bajramaj looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Humdinger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bajramaj has a takedown stuffed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bajramaj.
William Humdinger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erik Bajramaj.
Horrible takedown by Bajramaj or perhaps it was just good defense by Humdinger which made him look bad.
Humdinger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bajramaj in his tracks.
Humdinger gets a takedown into half guard.
Bajramaj tries to roll over but Humdinger keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bajramaj is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Humdinger looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bajramaj regains full guard. Nicely done.
Humdinger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Humdinger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bajramaj is pulling down on Humdinger's head. It's preventing any offense from Humdinger, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humdinger throwing strikes from guard but Bajramaj blocks nicely.
Humdinger cracks Bajramaj with a solid left hand.
Humdinger throws and elbow that misses. Bajramaj uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Humdinger's guard. Nice move by Bajramaj!
Humdinger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Humdinger is on top in guard.
Humdinger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Humdinger keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bajramaj's head.
Bajramaj looking for a sweep. Not yet Bajramaj, not yet.
Humdinger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humdinger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bajramaj swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Humdinger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bajramaj wants to sweep but no luck.
Bajramaj avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bajramaj looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bajramaj takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bajramaj scores a takedown into full mount!
Humdinger can't escape the position.
Humdinger regains half guard.
Bajramaj seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Humdinger manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Humdinger wants to sweep but no luck.
Humdinger is working hard here to advance position.
Bajramaj passes into half guard.
Humdinger is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bajramaj pulls his head out easily.
Humdinger is breathing heavily.
Bajramaj looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Humdinger is looking to improve his position.
Bajramaj moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Humdinger is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Humdinger is not content to let Bajramaj control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Humdinger bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Bajramaj's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Humdinger dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Humdinger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bajramaj shoots and misses
and Humdinger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Humdinger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bajramaj shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bajramaj is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Humdinger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Humdinger is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bajramaj pulls his head out easily.
Bajramaj wants to control but Humdinger is keeping him busy.
Humdinger wants to get back to full guard.
Humdinger actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bajramaj passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bajramaj looking to control but Humdinger is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Humdinger is working to get back to half guard.
Humdinger slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bajramaj passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Humdinger!
Humdinger working to try and regain half guard.
Bajramaj tries to control but Humdinger wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bajramaj seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Humdinger is holding on tight.
Bajramaj tries to control but Humdinger wriggling away.
Humdinger tries to improve his position but instead Bajramaj has taken his back!
Bajramaj keeps control of the position easily here as Humdinger tries to buck him off.
Bajramaj keeps control of the position as Humdinger tries to break free.
Bajramaj is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Humdinger is defending well though. Bajramaj let's go of the attempt for now.
Bajramaj is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Humdinger defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bajramaj working for the choke.
Bajramaj doesn't have the hooks in and Humdinger manages to turn into his guard.
Humdinger with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bajramaj is trying to keep Humdinger in close.
Humdinger preventing the sweep.
Humdinger lands a couple of digs.
Humdinger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humdinger postures up.
Humdinger postures up and lands a big shot to Bajramaj's brow.
Bajramaj is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Humdinger lands a couple of elbows.
Humdinger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Humdinger keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bajramaj's head.
Humdingeris looking to pass into half guard but Bajramaj pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bajramaj is in guard.
Bajramaj advances to half guard.
William Humdinger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Humdinger tries to get to full guard but Bajramaj has control of the leg.
Bajramaj trying to control from Humdinger's half guard. Humdinger has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Humdinger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bajramaj's guard.
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 William Humdinger will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bajramaj shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bajramaj showed some decent athleticism there.
Bajramaj is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Humdinger gets full guard.
Bajramaj won't allow Humdinger to sweep him here.
Humdinger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bajramaj gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bajramaj wants to control from the top but Humdinger keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humdinger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bajramaj gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bajramaj trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Humdinger looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bajramaj passes into side control.
Humdinger is not content to let Bajramaj control the position.
Bajramaj controlling from side mount.
Humdinger is looking for a sweep.
Erik Bajramaj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Humdinger manages to get back to half guard.
Humdinger tries to get to full guard but Bajramaj has control of the leg.
Humdinger wants to sweep but Bajramaj has passed to side control!
Bajramaj tries for a kimura but Humdinger is defending well.
Bajramaj 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.
Humdinger gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humdinger is trying to get back to full guard.
Bajramaj trying to control from half guard but Humdinger is working away.
Bajramaj is looking for a kimura but Humdinger is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bajramaj to get the leverage.
Humdinger wants to get back to full guard.
Humdinger looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Humdinger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bajramaj swivels and escapes.
Bajramaj closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bajramaj lands in his opponent's guard.
Bajramaj slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Humdinger is looking to regain half guard here but Bajramaj keeps moving and retains side control.
Bajramaj is looking to take a break and control but Humdinger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Humdinger is trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Bajramaj comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Humdinger 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Humdinger!
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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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