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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Charcoal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan den Hollander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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182 cm
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155 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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179 cm
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168 lbs
15 - 7 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Charcoal! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Johan den Hollander! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A combination from den Hollander does no damage. den Hollander clinches up with Charcoal and pushes him back against the cage. Charcoal tries a body shot but den Hollander blocks it.
den Hollander scores with a knee to the head.
Charcoal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charcoal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Charcoal lands a left hand.
Charcoal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of den Hollander backwards. den Hollander lands a nice uppercut. den Hollander works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Charcoal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but den Hollander has him pressed against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Charcoal. Charcoal lands an uppercut. Charcoal swings wildly with an uppercut but den Hollander uses good head movement to avoid it. This has been an exciting period of action! Charcoal throws a head punch that misses. Charcoal prevents a body shot from den Hollander. den Hollander scores with an uppercut up the middle. Charcoal misses with a hook to the ribs.
den Hollander misses with the head strike.
Charcoal tries to throw a body punch but den Hollander avoids it by throwing Charcoal back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Charcoal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Charcoal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
den Hollander lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. den Hollander lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Charcoal backwards. Charcoal lands a body shot in the clinch.
den Hollander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Charcoal scores with a shoulder strike. den Hollander struggles to land a body shot inside as Charcoal controls his hands.
Charcoal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charcoal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Charcoal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of den Hollander backwards. Charcoal lands with a right to the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Charcoal lands with a short shot to the head. Charcoal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
den Hollander is rocked! den Hollander works on Charcoal's body with a couple of short punches. den Hollander is still on wobbly legs! Can Charcoal finish him? Charcoal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
den Hollander seems to have recovered his senses. den Hollander misses with a low kick.
Johan den Hollander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as den Hollander checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. den Hollander takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
den Hollander wants to clinch. den Hollander tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Charcoal paws at him with a jab and circles away. Some bone on bone action there as Charcoal checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Charcoal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. den Hollander tries to clinch up but Charcoal circles away and keeps his distance. A nice leg kick lands there from Charcoal. den Hollander displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Charcoal throws out the jab. Charcoal shoots in for a takedown but den Hollander shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Johan den Hollander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Charcoal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
den Hollander throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Charcoal takes a jab right on the kisser.
den Hollander throws an overhand right that lands on Charcoal's shoulder, as Charcoal tries to avoid the shot. Charcoal tries to land a body kick and den Hollander counters with a head kick. That will keep Charcoal thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Charcoal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Charcoal takes a jab right on the kisser.
Charcoal looks to throw the jab but den Hollander is out of range. Charcoal shoots in for a double leg but den Hollander sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. den Hollander has managed to clinch.
den Hollander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
den Hollander stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Charcoal struggles to land a body shot inside as den Hollander controls his hands.
den Hollander tries to work over Charcoal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. An uppercut to the body lands inside from den Hollander. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Charcoal lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Charcoal tries to pull guard but den Hollander holds him up against the cage and eventually Charcoal drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Charcoal. That's going to take a lot out of him. Charcoal takes a knee to the side of the body. den Hollander tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Charcoal avoids it. Charcoal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. den Hollander moves away from the strike by Charcoal. den Hollander with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
den Hollander closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Charcoal throws a punch but it's blocked by den Hollander. A nice right hand lands inside from den Hollander. den Hollander lands with a left to the head. Charcoal jumps into guard, dragging den Hollander to the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. den Hollander is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Charcoal working a defensive guard here.
den Hollander must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. den Hollander won't allow Charcoal to sweep him here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johan den Hollander will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
den Hollander's jab looks to have found its range, popping Charcoal under the eye. Nice body punch from den Hollander. den Hollander pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Charcoal cracks den Hollander with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. den Hollander misses the jab. Charcoal thows a left - swing and a miss! That kick from den Hollander tenderised Charcoal's leg. Charcoal is trying to keep his angry face on. Charcoal scores with a push kick. Charcoal connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. This has been an exciting period of action! Good leg kick by den Hollander there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
den Hollander staying out of range there. Charcoal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charcoal moves forwards but den Hollander connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Charcoal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. den Hollander swings for the body but Charcoal moves out of range.
den Hollander staying out of range there. den Hollander takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Charcoal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from den Hollander. den Hollander throws a nice head kick!
Charcoal feints and as den Hollander raises his hands in defense, Charcoal changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Charcoal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. den Hollander controlling the position. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! den Hollander is looking to stand up but Charcoal isn't so interested in that idea. Charcoal tries to free his leg and advance position but den Hollander is retaining full guard. Charcoal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Charcoal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Charcoal looking to pass the guard. den Hollander is trying to control the position but Charcoal postures up. Charcoal trying to control the position from guard on top but den Hollander is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Charcoal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. den Hollander keeping full guard, as Charcoal tries to pass. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. den Hollander has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Charcoal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Charcoal tries to free his leg and advance position but den Hollander is retaining full guard. Charcoal postures up in den Hollander's guard and throws a big left but den Hollander blocks it. Charcoal with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Charcoal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. den Hollander working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Charcoal. den Hollander is trying to keep Charcoal in close.
den Hollander pulls Charcoal in close to prevent any damage. den Hollander uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Charcoal looks to throw the jab but den Hollander is out of range. Charcoal's hands are dropping dangerously low here and den Hollander connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Charcoal scrambles back to his feet. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Charcoal. Charcoal blocks a jab. den Hollander fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Charcoal shoots in for a takedown but den Hollander shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. den Hollander doesn't manage to clinch there - Charcoal circles away.
den Hollander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charcoal swats him away and circles back towards the center. Johan den Hollander seems to be getting the better of the standup. Charcoal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from den Hollander. Charcoal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Charcoal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. den Hollander sees it coming and avoids it easily. den Hollander slips a jab and a cross from Charcoal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Charcoal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and den Hollander counters with a straight punch to the midsection. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Charcoal. That's going to take a lot out of him. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! den Hollander bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Charcoal's head backwards. den Hollander scores with a jab. Charcoal looks to throw the jab but den Hollander is out of range. 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 Mr Charcoal will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Charcoal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
den Hollander tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Charcoal moves away from the strike by den Hollander. A big right from Charcoal misses. A big right from den Hollander misses. den Hollander is looking to clinch. den Hollander lands a right hook to the body.
Charcoal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Charcoal throws a head kick but den Hollander moves out of range.
den Hollander looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. den Hollander tries to close the distance and clinch but Charcoal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. den Hollander closes the distance but Charcoal moves to the side and Charcoal counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. den Hollander moves in looking to clinch but Charcoal pushes him off. Nice uppercut there from Charcoal. den Hollander is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Charcoal shoots for a double leg takedown but den Hollander sprawls well. He's pushed Charcoal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Charcoal misses with a jab, cross combination.
den Hollander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Charcoal.
Charcoal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Charcoal checks a leg kick. den Hollander tries to clinch up but Charcoal circles away and keeps his distance. Charcoal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round. den Hollander throws a head kick that misses. Charcoal throws a hook but den Hollander blocks it. den Hollander takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! den Hollander looks to clinch and Charcoal counters with a nice low kick that buckles den Hollander's knee momentarily. Charcoal looks to score with a jab to the body but den Hollander is just out of range. den Hollander takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. den Hollander looks to throw a body kick and Charcoal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Charcoal has his takedown stuffed and den Hollander counters with a left to the body. Charcoal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Charcoal misses with a right hand enabling den Hollander to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. den Hollander wants to clinch. den Hollander gets a clinch. Charcoal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as den Hollander walks away with a smile on his face. Charcoal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Charcoal. That's going to take a lot out of him. den Hollander tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Charcoal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Charcoal swats away the attempt to clinch by den Hollander. den Hollander is looking to clinch. Charcoal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract den Hollander.
That's four minutes gone in the round. den Hollander avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Charcoal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between den Hollander's hands. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by den Hollander. Charcoal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
den Hollander lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Charcoal misses with a looping left. den Hollander fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Charcoal. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. den Hollander uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Charcoal. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. den Hollander with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
den Hollander tries to clinch up but Charcoal circles away and keeps his distance. den Hollander lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Johan den Hollander. I think den Hollander 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29 Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29 Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan den Hollander! Johan den Hollander took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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