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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liam Neeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sameer Hamadoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamadoui has chosen Lights Out as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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146 lbs
8 - 12 - 0 |
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140 lbs
12 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liam Neeson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sameer Hamadoui!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamadoui throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamadoui. Neeson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hamadoui scores with a three punch combo!
Hamadoui is looking to clinch but Neeson is avoiding it.
Hamadoui moves into the clinch.
Hamadoui breaks the clinch.
Hamadoui misses with a double jab.
Neeson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Neeson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hamadoui manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hamadoui is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Neeson postures up in Hamadoui's guard and throws a big left but Hamadoui blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamadoui wants to stand and escape but Neeson is having none of it.
Neeson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hamadoui swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neeson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hamadoui keeping moving, preventing Neeson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neeson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hamadoui is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Liam Neeson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hamadoui misses with a few strikes there.
Hamadoui closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Neeson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hamadoui to the mat! Hamadoui manages to get full guard.
Neeson wants to pass the guard but Hamadoui is keeping the position.
Hamadoui can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Neeson controls the pace.
Neeson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neeson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hamadoui is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neeson looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Liam Neeson just wasn't active enough.
Hamadoui rushes Neeson and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamadoui pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hamadoui scores with a nice head shot.
Hamadoui lands with a slapping head kick.
Hamadoui pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Neeson back to the cage. Hamadoui follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hamadoui tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Neeson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Neeson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hamadoui manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Neeson slips nicely into half guard.
Neeson is looking to take a break and control but Hamadoui is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neeson slows the pace down in half guard.
Neeson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hamadoui sees it coming and defends easily.
Hamadoui keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hamadoui is looking to escape.
Neeson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Neeson wants to take a breather but Hamadoui is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neeson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Neeson is just content to waste time from the top position. Hamadoui takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hamadoui pushes Neeson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Neeson shoots in but Hamadoui avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hamadoui misses with a head kick.
Neeson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neeson trying to control the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neeson trying to mount his opponent but Hamadoui defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Neeson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Neeson goes for a double leg but Hamadoui avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hamadoui continues to drive forward.
Neeson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Neeson wants to take the fight to the mat but Hamadoui manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Neeson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamadoui pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Hamadoui scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Liam Neeson has been cut.
Hamadoui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neeson moves away.
Hamadoui gets caught napping as Neeson dives in and scores a takedown. Hamadoui manages to retain guard.
Hamadoui is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Neeson is stalling in the full guard.
Hamadoui wants to sweep but no luck.
Neeson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neeson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hamadoui has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hamadoui throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hamadoui misses with a two punch combination.
Hamadoui defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Neeson.
Neeson shoots in looking for a takedown. Hamadoui tries to sprawl out of it but Neeson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hamadoui manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sameer Hamadoui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamadoui clinches up against the cage.
Hamadoui pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hamadoui throws a head kick that misses.
Neeson goes for a double leg but Hamadoui avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hamadoui continues to drive forward.
Hamadoui breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hamadoui throws a low kick but Neeson avoids it.
Hamadoui throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamadoui swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neeson fails with a takedown attempt.
Hamadoui misses with a few strikes there.
Hamadoui is breathing heavily.
Hamadoui fails to land with a series of punches.
Hamadoui looks to score with a jab to the body but Neeson is just out of range.
Sameer Hamadoui is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neeson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hamadoui is trying to defend but Neeson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hamadoui is not content to let Neeson control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamadoui trying to control from the bottom.
Neeson controlling the action here.
Hamadoui tries to kick Neeson off in order to stand up. Neeson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Neeson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hamadoui keeps working.
Hamadoui is trying to buck Neeson off.
The referee asks Neeson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Neeson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hamadoui is trying to control Neeson's posture but Neeson avoids it.
Hamadoui is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Neeson is staying active.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Neeson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sameer Hamadoui seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neeson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hamadoui manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hamadoui utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hamadoui wants to stand but Neeson is controlling the position.
Neeson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Neeson tries to free his leg and advance position but Hamadoui is retaining full guard.
Hamadoui seems keen to control Neeson's posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Neeson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Liam Neeson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Neeson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hamadoui as he jumps to the side.
Neeson fails with a takedown attempt.
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 Liam Neeson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Liam Neeson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hamadoui throws a good cross that connects.
Hamadoui throws a body punch but Neeson moves out of range.
Neeson fails with a takedown attempt.
Neeson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Neeson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Neeson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hamadoui scores with a one two! Neeson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Neeson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hamadoui is fending him off so far but Neeson persists. Nope, Hamadoui circles away and we're back to standing.
Neeson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Neeson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamadoui lands a head kick. Neeson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Neeson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hamadoui wants to clinch.
Hamadoui clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neeson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hamadoui stops a takedown attempt from Neeson.
Hamadoui's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Neeson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hamadoui works Neeson's body with a nice hook.
Neeson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hamadoui's waist but Hamadoui gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Neeson off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Neeson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hamadoui tries to avoid it but Neeson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hamadoui to the ground. Hamadoui escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hamadoui shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Neeson eats them both and turns towards Hamadoui to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Neeson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hamadoui scores with a hook to the body. Neeson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hamadoui connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hamadoui tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neeson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Neeson shoots in for a double leg but Hamadoui sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A punch combination from Hamadoui misses.
Hamadoui throws a series of punches but Neeson avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neeson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hamadoui sprawls well. Hamadoui wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Neeson gets slowly back to his feet.
Hamadoui lands a nice hook to Neeson's body. Neeson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamadoui is looking to slow Neeson down with leg kicks.
A jab from Hamadoui does it's job there.
Hamadoui forces Neeson back against the cage and clinches.
Hamadoui's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Neeson fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Neeson is defended easily by Hamadoui.
Hamadoui swings for the body but Neeson moves out of range.
Hamadoui tries to bum rush Neeson with a series of wild strikes but Neeson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body punch from Hamadoui.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamadoui jabs at Neeson's body.
Neeson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hamadoui swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Horrible takedown by Neeson or perhaps it was just good defense by Hamadoui which made him look bad.
Neeson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hamadoui defends well and Neeson ends up having to push Hamadoui into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Neeson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hamadoui to keep the fight standing.
Hamadoui breaks the clinch.
Hamadoui tries to clinch up but Neeson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hamadoui misses with a body shot.
Sameer Hamadoui is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hamadoui catches Neeson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Neeson shoots in for a double leg but Hamadoui sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hamadoui looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neeson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hamadoui throws a right and a left that Neeson avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamadoui pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hamadoui is looking to clinch but Neeson is avoiding it.
Neeson darts in looking for a takedown but Hamadoui gets double underhooks and turns Neeson into the cage.
Hamadoui pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neeson looks for a takedown but Hamadoui sprawls well.
Hamadoui stalks Neeson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Neeson's face. Neeson staggers backwards, shaken.
Hamadoui misses with a double jab.
Hamadoui is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Neeson rather than just go for the knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamadoui ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Neeson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hamadoui but Hamadoui pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Neeson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neeson shoots in for a takedown but Hamadoui shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Neeson shoots in looking for a takedown but Hamadoui manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Neeson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hamadoui lands a high kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sameer Hamadoui comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Neeson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Sameer Hamadoui!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Sameer Hamadoui!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Sameer Hamadoui!
Sameer Hamadoui wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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