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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon McMaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Singh Cheema (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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285 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon McMaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Singh Cheema!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheema has his takedown stuffed
letting McMaster counter with a right hand.
McMaster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cheema paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McMaster with a poor takedown
and Cheema counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McMaster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cheema wants to control from the top but McMaster keeps moving.
McMaster working a defensive guard here.
Cheema postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cheema wants to control from the top but McMaster keeps moving.
McMaster is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cheema defends well.
Cheema stands up over McMaster, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheema throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McMaster is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
McMaster manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cheema is looking to get to half guard.
McMaster is working for a guillotine from mount but Cheema frees his head quite easily.
McMaster trying to control but Cheema is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cheema is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cheema is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
McMaster trying to control but Cheema is having none of it.
Cheema has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McMaster is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMaster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cheema paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cheema throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cheema swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cheema throws a poor cross that misses
and McMaster moves into the clinch.
Cheema wants to stall.
McMaster with a knee to the head.
Cheema lands a left hand.
McMaster with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cheema has a couple of punches blocked by McMaster.
Cheema is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McMaster tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cheema avoids it.
McMaster lands a knee to the body.
Cheema looks gassed!
McMaster gets control of Cheema's arms and successfully pulls guard. McMaster will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cheema with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McMaster controlling the position.
Cheema loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cheema working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cheema in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMaster has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cheema can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cheema wants to control from the top but McMaster keeps moving.
Cheema working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cheema with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cheema is looking to work some ground and pound but McMaster has wrist control.
Cheema makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheema throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McMaster is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cheema controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Simon McMaster will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McMaster tries to clinch up
and Cheema counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cheema is pressing down on McMaster's thigh, looking to free his foot. McMaster is holding on for now.
Cheema not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McMaster has his hands clasped together around Cheema's back. He's all about the action.
Cheema seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McMaster does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McMaster punching from the bottom.
Cheema is trying to control the action in half guard but McMaster is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cheema passes to side control.
McMaster is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMaster wants to control but Cheema postures up.
Cheema working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
McMaster holding on.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McMaster takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
McMaster tries to improve position but can't.
Cheema wants to control but McMaster is keeping him busy.
Cheema working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheema throws an elbow but McMaster slips to the side and avoids it well.
McMaster tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cheema wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
McMaster is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
McMaster on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheema working the ground and pound.
Cheema wants to control but McMaster is keeping him busy.
Cheema grinds an elbow into McMaster's temple.
McMaster is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cheema's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cheema looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheema looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Singh Cheema has got the better of the ground game so far.
McMaster avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cheema.
Cheema not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McMaster wants to get back to his feet.
Cheema looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McMaster with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cheema looks to land a strike but McMaster avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Cheema loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cheema works over McMaster with some ground and pound from guard.
Cheema trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cheema lands a couple of elbows.
McMaster working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cheema trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McMaster wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Cheema is now in half guard.
Cheema looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McMaster is trying to maintain the position but Cheema is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cheema looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cheema works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Singh Cheema showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cheema takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cheema looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cheema is keen to just control but McMaster is a slippery customer.
Cheema with the ground and pound but McMaster uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Cheema wants to pass the guard but McMaster is keeping the position.
Cheema throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cheema throws and elbow that misses. McMaster uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cheema's guard. Nice move by McMaster!
Cheema is trying to keep McMaster in close.
McMaster is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cheema is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cheema has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheema scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cheema got a little sloppy there for a moment and McMaster has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cheema has managed to get both his arms back between McMaster's legs - danger averted.
Cheema postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cheema postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McMaster is wriggling around but Cheema manages to pass to half guard.
Cheema working over McMaster with some ground and pound. McMaster looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cheema lands a nice short elbow.
Cheema takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cheema missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McMaster looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cheema not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cheema wants to control but McMaster is keeping him busy.
Cheema landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cheema lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McMaster trying to control here.
McMaster is controlling Cheema's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMaster wants to get back to his feet.
Cheema scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cheema wants to take a breather but McMaster is having none of it.
Cheema is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cheema is just content to waste time from the top position. McMaster takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
McMaster keeping full guard, as Cheema tries to pass.
Cheema prevents McMaster from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheema postures up and lands a big shot to McMaster's brow.
Cheema trying to control the position from guard on top but McMaster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McMaster wants to stand but Cheema is controlling the position.
Cheema in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McMaster is trying to keep Cheema in close.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheema keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McMaster's head.
Cheema throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McMaster works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Singh Cheema comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cheema 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Singh Cheema!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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