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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Axmad Krasavchik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simen Mathisen (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 White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Axmad Krasavchik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simen Mathisen!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathisen closes the distance but Krasavchik moves to the side
and Krasavchik counters with a leg kick.
Mathisen is looking to clinch but Krasavchik is avoiding it.
Mathisen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krasavchik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mathisen darts in trying to clinch
and Krasavchik counters with a thumping low kick.
Mathisen tries to clinch up but Krasavchik circles away and keeps his distance.
Mathisen blocks a head kick by Krasavchik.
Mathisen checks a leg kick.
Mathisen tries to clinch but Krasavchik moves out of range.
Mathisen gets a clinch.
Krasavchik tries to circle away but Mathisen has him pinned against the cage.
Krasavchik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Krasavchik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mathisen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasavchik tries to stall but Mathisen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Krasavchik avoids the elbow strike from Mathisen, against the cage.
Krasavchik is looking to control Mathisen's arms but Mathisen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Krasavchik has his back to the cage.
Krasavchik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krasavchik swats away the attempt to clinch by Mathisen.
Mathisen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krasavchik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Krasavchik swats away the attempt to clinch by Mathisen.
Krasavchik keeps the fight on the outside.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mathisen checks a leg kick.
Mathisen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Krasavchik counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mathisen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krasavchik throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathisen tries to clinch but Krasavchik is having none of it.
Mathisen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mathisen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Krasavchik counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mathisen moves to clinch but Krasavchik breaks away
and Krasavchik makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mathisen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mathisen doesn't manage to clinch there - Krasavchik circles away.
Mathisen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mathisen tries to clinch but Krasavchik is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mathisen closes the distance but Krasavchik moves to the side
and Krasavchik counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krasavchik circles away from the clinch attempt
and Krasavchik counters with a low kick, right behind Mathisen 's knee.
Mathisen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mathisen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mathisen moves in looking to clinch but Krasavchik pushes him off.
Mathisen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mathisen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krasavchik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mathisen clinches with his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mathisen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mathisen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mathisen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krasavchik takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mathisen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Krasavchik's defenses.
Krasavchik lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Krasavchik misses with a knee strike.
Mathisen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mathisen throws an elbow but misses.
Krasavchik dodges an elbow strike from Mathisen.
Krasavchik blocks an elbow strike from Mathisen.
Krasavchik breaks from the clinch.
Mathisen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Krasavchik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mathisen tries to clinch but Krasavchik moves out of range.
Mathisen wants to clinch
and Krasavchik makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mathisen tries to clinch
and Krasavchik counters with an outside leg kick.
Krasavchik circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Krasavchik.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Simen Mathisen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mathisen moves in looking to clinch but Krasavchik pushes him off.
Mathisen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Krasavchik counters with a leg kick.
Mathisen closes the distance but Krasavchik moves to the side
and Krasavchik counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mathisen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Krasavchik counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mathisen forces Krasavchik back against the cage and clinches.
Krasavchik blocks an elbow strike from Mathisen.
Krasavchik can't break the clinch.
Mathisen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mathisen.
Krasavchik takes an elbow to the forehead.
Krasavchik wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mathisen looking to slow down the pace here.
Krasavchik is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathisen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mathisen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Krasavchik tries to stall but Mathisen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mathisen throws an elbow but misses.
Krasavchik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mathisen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Krasavchik's brow.
Mathisen misses with an elbow over the top.
Krasavchik displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mathisen up against the cage.
Krasavchik wants to get back to striking at distance but Mathisen won't allow it.
Mathisen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Krasavchik is trying to break free.
Krasavchik tries to break free but Mathisen pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathisen keeps control of Krasavchik as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Krasavchik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mathisen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Krasavchik stalling in the clinch but Mathisen improves position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mathisen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Krasavchik's brow.
Mathisen throws an elbow that misses.
Mathisen pushes off an throws an elbow but Krasavchik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mathisen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mathisen pushes off an throws an elbow but Krasavchik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Krasavchik can't break the clinch.
Krasavchik avoids the elbow strike from Mathisen, against the cage.
Krasavchik dodges an elbow strike from Mathisen.
Krasavchik tries to break free but Mathisen pushes him back against the cage.
Krasavchik throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Krasavchik fails to land.
Krasavchik tries to stall but Mathisen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Krasavchik is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Krasavchik working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathisen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Krasavchik has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mathisen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Krasavchik throws an elbow but misses.
Mathisen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Krasavchik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Mathisen.
Mathisen throws an elbow that misses.
Mathisen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mathisen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Krasavchik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mathisen is looking to clinch but Krasavchik is avoiding it.
Mathisen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mathisen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krasavchik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathisen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mathisen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krasavchik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mathisen tries to clinch but Krasavchik moves out of range.
Simen Mathisen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mathisen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mathisen tries to clinch but Krasavchik is having none of it.
Mathisen tries to clinch up.
Mathisen wants to clinch
and Krasavchik counters with a solid body kick.
Mathisen tries to close the distance and clinch but Krasavchik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krasavchik stuns Mathisen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Krasavchik throws a head kick that misses.
Mathisen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mathisen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krasavchik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Simen Mathisen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mathisen closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Krasavchik to counter with a crisp jab.
Simen Mathisen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krasavchik tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mathisen is looking to clinch but Krasavchik is avoiding it.
Mathisen tries to close the distance and clinch but Krasavchik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Krasavchik fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mathisen.
Mathisen tries to clinch there but Krasavchik circles away.
Mathisen looks to clinch
and Krasavchik counters with a good, hard body kick but Mathisen shrugs it off.
Mathisen tries to clinch but Krasavchik moves out of range.
Mathisen moves into the clinch successfully.
Mathisen pushes off an throws an elbow but Krasavchik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mathisen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krasavchik's efforts to push away.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasavchik tries a knee to the head but Mathisen blocks it.
Krasavchik takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mathisen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Krasavchik misses with a knee to the head.
Krasavchik is trying to stall.
Mathisen controlling the action here for a moment.
Mathisen misses with an elbow strike.
Krasavchik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mathisen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Simen Mathisen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mathisen throws an elbow but it misses.
Mathisen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mathisen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathisen misses with an elbow over the top.
Krasavchik takes an elbow to the temple.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Krasavchik avoids the elbow strike from Mathisen, against the cage.
Krasavchik tries to circle away but Mathisen has him pinned against the cage.
Krasavchik tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Krasavchik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mathisen.
Krasavchik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mathisen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mathisen looking to slow down the pace here.
Mathisen throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mathisen throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathisen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krasavchik misses with a knee strike.
Mathisen misses with an elbow strike.
Krasavchik tries a knee to the head but Mathisen blocks it.
Krasavchik avoids the elbow strike from Mathisen, against the cage.
Mathisen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Krasavchik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mathisen.
Mathisen misses with an elbow strike.
Krasavchik misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mathisen.
Mathisen lands an elbow that stopped Krasavchik in his tracks for a moment.
Mathisen controlling the action here for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mathisen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Krasavchik's brow.
Krasavchik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mathisen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krasavchik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krasavchik tries to score with a low kick but Mathisen moves his leg out of the way.
Mathisen looks to clinch
and Krasavchik counters with a big head kick but Mathisen shrugs it off.
Krasavchik attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mathisen tries to clinch but Krasavchik is having none of it.
Mathisen moves in looking to clinch but Krasavchik pushes him off.
Krasavchik cracks Mathisen with an open hand slap.
Axmad Krasavchik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krasavchik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mathisen wants to clinch but Krasavchik slips to the side
and Krasavchik counters with an inside leg kick.
Mathisen tries to clinch
and Krasavchik counters with a nice body kick.
Simen Mathisen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mathisen tries to clinch but Krasavchik moves away
and Krasavchik counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mathisen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krasavchik thumps Mathisen with a low kick.
Krasavchik fakes the leg kick and cracks Mathisen in the body.
Simen Mathisen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mathisen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Krasavchik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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 Axmad Krasavchik.
I think Mathisen 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simen Mathisen!
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