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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Elliott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jong Un (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jong Un's choice of entrance music: DPRKorean National Anthem. Ben Elliott has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
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210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Elliott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kim Jong Un!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jong Un with a lazy takedown attempt
and Elliott counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jong Un won't be happy with that.
Jong Un struggling a bit here.
Jong Un should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Jong Un tries to buck Elliott off but Elliott is having none of it.
Elliott wants to control but Jong Un is keeping him busy.
Jong Un is trying to get back to half guard.
Elliott tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jong Un is trying to get back to half guard.
Jong Un wants to control but Elliott postures up.
Elliott tries for a kimura but Jong Un is defending well.
Elliott tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Elliott has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Un prevents Elliott from improving position.
Jong Un manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Elliott is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jong Un is just riding it out for now. Elliott eventually gives up the hold.
Jong Un has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Elliott is working away from the top position though.
Jong Un moves into full guard.
Jong Un is trying to keep Elliott in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elliott wants to pass the guard but Jong Un is keeping the position.
Elliott lands a couple of elbows.
Elliott trying to control but Jong Un is working from the bottom.
Jong Un looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jong Un is trying to keep Elliott in close.
Elliott distracts Jong Un with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elliott tries to free his leg and advance position but Jong Un is retaining full guard.
Jong Un trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Elliott passes Jong Un's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Elliott moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Jong Un.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jong Un manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elliott scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jong Un is trying to maintain the position but Elliott is very close to passing his half guard.
Elliott slips a nice elbow through Jong Un's hands, connecting with Jong Un's forehead.
Jong Un is trying to maintain the position but Elliott is very close to passing his half guard.
Jong Un is looking to improve his position.
Elliott is looking for a kimura here.
Jong Un trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elliott seems to be looking for submissions.
Jong Un is not content to let Elliott control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jong Un looking for submissions off his back.
Elliott working Jong Un over with strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jong Un manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jong Un working a defensive guard here.
Jong Un working for a triangle but Elliott defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elliott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Elliott dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Elliott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jong Un shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Elliott counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Elliott.
Jong Un is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Elliott defends well.
Elliott seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Elliott is working Jong Un over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jong Un had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Elliott defends it easily.
Elliott controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jong Un controls Elliott momentarily but Elliott frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elliott makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jong Un keeping moving, preventing Elliott from controlling successfully.
Jong Un isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Elliott stacks Jong Un on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Elliott!
Jong Un wants to control but Elliott postures up.
Elliott creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Elliott is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jong Un knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Elliott scores with punches from side control.
Ben Elliott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elliott thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Elliott working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jong Un throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Elliott moves into full mount!
Elliott knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jong Un on the ground.
Jong Un is trying to escape the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elliott controlling the position easily from mount.
Jong Un tries to hold on but Elliott postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elliott lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jong Un hang on?
Jong Un is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jong Un is breathing heavily.
Elliott controlling the pace for now.
Elliott can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jong Un is looking to escape.
Elliott lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jong Un sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Elliott misses with a head shot. Jong Un uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong Un working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Elliott doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Elliott manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Elliott wants to control from the top but Jong Un keeps moving.
Elliott sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jong Un's guard.
Elliott sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jong Un defending well though.
Elliott thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jong Un trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jong Un looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jong Un won't allow Elliott to pass to mount.
Jong Un tries to roll over but Elliott keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Elliott dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down 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.
Elliott shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Elliott was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jong Un defending against the ground and pound.
Jong Un sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Elliott prevents Jong Un from improving his position.
Jong Un is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jong Un looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nice strikes from Elliott there.
Jong Un has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Elliott is working away from the top position though.
Elliott is nestled in close to Jong Un, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jong Un takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong Un looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Elliott is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jong Un throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Elliott working Jong Un over with strikes.
Elliott with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Elliott is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Elliott trying to control the action but Jong Un is working from the bottom.
Jong Un tries to roll over but Elliott keeps him under control.
Kim Jong Un has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elliott content to control rather than advance.
Elliott is working for a submission of some sort.
Jong Un is looking for a sweep. Elliott is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jong Un is pressing down on Elliott's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jong Un thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jong Un is looking for a triangle but Elliott pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elliott stands up over Jong Un, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jong Un being controlled here, momentarily.
Elliott thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jong Un is trying to control the position but Elliott postures up.
Jong Un has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Elliott can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jong Un looking to control.
Elliott working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jong Un's head.
Jong Un is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Elliott is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elliott advances to half guard.
Jong Un looking for submissions off his back.
Elliott tries to pass to full mount but Jong Un defends it.
Elliott working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jong Un won't allow Elliott to pass to mount.
Jong Un tries to get to full guard but Elliott has control of the leg.
Jong Un looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jong Un is defending against the submission attempts here by Elliott.
Ben Elliott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Elliott moves into full mount! Jong Un won't be happy about that!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Elliott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Elliott, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Elliott!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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