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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sui Kem Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Neil (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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195 cm
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265 lbs
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191 cm
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235 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sui Kem Li! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Neil! The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kem Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Neil shoots in and bounces Kem Li off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Neil content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Kem Li is trying to keep Neil in close.
Neil landing some decent shots from guard. Neil is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Kem Li looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Neil with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Kem Li knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Neil on the ground. Kem Li is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kem Li has momentary wrist control but Neil slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Neil distracts Kem Li with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Neil cracks Kem Li with a solid left hand. Neil forces his way into half guard. Neil seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kem Li does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Neil slips a nice elbow through Kem Li's hands, connecting with Kem Li's forehead. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Neil scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Neil landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Neil lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Neil looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Kem Li trying to control from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Neil seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Neil working over Kem Li with some ground and pound. Kem Li looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Kem Li is trying to control but can't.
Neil moves nicely into side control. Neil advances to mount. Neil raining down shots from the mount! Neil jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kem Li manages to avoid the submission attempt. Neil wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kem Li keeps working. Kem Li is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Neil grinds an elbow into Kem Li's temple. Kem Li tries to improve position but can't. Neil working the body and head with strikes. Neil works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Neil working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kem Li taking a bit of punishment here - Neil scoring with strikes. Neil connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kem Li some visible discomfort.
Kem Li taking a bit of punishment here - Neil scoring with strikes. A lull in the action here as Neil stalls from top position. Kem Li tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Neil wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Neil cracks Kem Li with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kem Li taking a bit of punishment here - Neil scoring with strikes. Neil scoring with punches and elbows. Kem Li tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Kem Li wants to hold on but Neil pushes him away. A nice elbow there by Neil. Neil landing shots from mount. Neil lands a heavy elbow. Kem Li is bucking up trying to escape but Neil cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Neil tries to control but Kem Li wriggling away. Neil controlling the pace for now. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Neil with a couple of short strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Neil dominated that round. 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.
Kem Li throws a right and a left that both miss. Kem Li tries to clinch up but Neil circles away and keeps his distance. Neil keeps the fight on the outside. Kem Li throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Kem Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. The fight stays on the outside here - Kem Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Kem Li tries for a takedown but Neil circles away easily and Neil counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kem Li's guard now. Neil slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Neil has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Neil is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Neil landing some decent shots from guard. Neil landing some decent shots from guard. Neil lands a couple of elbows. Neil with a nice head shot there. Neil postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Kem Li is looking to stand back up but Neil counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kem Li. Neil uses his free foot to push down on Kem Li's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kem Li. Neil scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neil with good strikes from the mount here! Neil working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Neil working Kem Li over with strikes here. Kem Li is trying to get back to his feet but can't. Kem Li in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Neil dominating with strikes here. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Neil cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Neil lands a big shot there that rocks Kem Li but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Neil breaks from Kem Li's wrist control and lands an elbow. Kem Li in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Neil lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Neil looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Neil breaks from Kem Li's wrist control and lands an elbow. Kem Li in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Kem Li taking shots to the head. Neil lands a big shot there that rocks Kem Li but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Neil looking to finish Kem Li with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kem Li! Neil with a couple of short strikes. Neil tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Neil landing shots from mount. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Neil landing punches. Neil punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neil fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Neil has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Neil landing strikes from the mount and Kem Li is in trouble! Neil trying to control but he's not successful this time. Kem Li takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Neil lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Neil landing punches. Neil has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kem Li's face.
Neil with a couple of short strikes. Neil wants to control the pace but Kem Li is squirming around nicely. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Neil avoids the attempt from Kem Li to control. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Neil tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Neil 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 cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kem Li moves away. Kem Li misses with a takedown attempt and Neil counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kem Li! Neil with good strikes from the mount here! Neil with good strikes from the mount here! Neil punishing his opponent with strikes. Neil lands a big shot there that rocks Kem Li but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Neil cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kem Li regains half guard. Neil working the head and body with strikes. Neil landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kem Li is trying to get back to full guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Neil looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Neil slips a nice elbow through Kem Li's hands, connecting with Kem Li's forehead. Neil is thwarting Kem Li's attempts to control the position. Neil working the head and body with strikes. Neil drops an elbow to the side of Kem Li's head. Neil lands strikes from half guard. Kem Li on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Neil is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Neil winds up and cracks Kem Li with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neil scoring with strikes to the body and head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Neil takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Kem Li trying to hold on to Neil's head to control him but Neil postures up.
Neil drops an elbow to the side of Kem Li's head. Neil is nestled in close to Kem Li, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Neil moves nicely into side control. Neil scores with a couple of short elbows. Neil happy to just control the position for now. Neil is putting a hurting on Kem Li here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Neil working the head with strikes. Neil passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kem Li! Neil breaks from Kem Li's wrist control and lands an elbow. Neil landing strikes, looking to finish! Neil scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kem Li?
Neil is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kem Li can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kem Li taking shots to the head. Neil with shots to the head and body - Kem Li looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kem Li is rocked! 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! Neil lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kem Li hang on? Oh Kem Li is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Neil lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Neil controlling his opponent. Neil looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neil landing strikes, looking to finish! Neil is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kem Li can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
James Neil has got the better of the ground game so far. Neil with good strikes from the mount here! Neil with the ground and pound from mount. Neil controlling the position easily from mount. Neil looking to finish Kem Li with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kem Li! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Neil postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kem Li looks a forlorn figure.
Neil lands a big elbow - Kem Li is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Kem Li is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). James Neil!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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