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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mahmed Assoumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartosz Solomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mahmed Assoumi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartosz Solomon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assoumi darts in looking for a takedown but Solomon gets double underhooks and turns Assoumi into the cage.
Assoumi working hard to break the clinch.
Solomon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Solomon shoots in but Assoumi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Assoumi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Solomon is trying to maintain the position but Assoumi is very close to passing his half guard.
Assoumi slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assoumi passes to side control.
Assoumi decides to stand back up. Assoumi steps back and let's Solomon get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Assoumi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jab, jab by Solomon - just one landing.
Assoumi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Assoumi is breathing heavily.
Solomon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Assoumi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mahmed Assoumi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solomon closes the distance and pushes Assoumi back into the cage.
Solomon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Solomon tries to pull guard but Assoumi won't allow it.
Solomon tries to pull guard but Assoumi holds him up against the cage and eventually Solomon drops back down to his feet.
Mahmed Assoumi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bartosz Solomon.
Solomon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Solomon slams his shin into Assoumi's torso.
Assoumi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Solomon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Solomon has a couple of punches blocked by Assoumi.
Solomon looking to throw knees to the head but Assoumi is blocking nicely.
Solomon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Solomon fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assoumi shoots for a double leg takedown but Solomon sprawls well. He's pushed Assoumi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Assoumi misses with a head kick.
Solomon tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solomon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Assoumi as he jumps to the side.
Assoumi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Assoumi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Solomon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Assoumi defends well and Solomon ends up having to push Assoumi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Assoumi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Solomon uses from the top position.
Solomon is fighting to break Assoumi's control of his arms but Assoumi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Solomon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Assoumi's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Assoumi manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solomon manages to break the clinch.
Assoumi swats away the attempt to clinch by Solomon.
Solomon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Assoumi!
Assoumi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Solomon's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assoumi moves into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Assoumi working for a triangle but Solomon defends it easily.
Solomon wants to control from the top but Assoumi keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahmed Assoumi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Assoumi gets a double leg takedown into Solomon's guard.
Solomon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Solomon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Solomon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Assoumi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Assoumi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Solomon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Assoumi gets to his feet. Solomon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Solomon misses with a combination
and Assoumi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Solomon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Assoumi has him pressed against the cage.
Assoumi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Solomon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon jumps guard but Assoumi stands there with Solomon around his waist. Solomon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Solomon prevents the takedown attempt.
Solomon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Solomon working hard to break the clinch.
Assoumi managing to block the knees to the body from Solomon.
Assoumi is stalling here.
Assoumi has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Solomon regains guard immediately.
Solomon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Assoumi is one step ahead there.
Assoumi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Assoumi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Assoumi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon pulls Assoumi in to control the position.
Assoumi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Assoumi trying to control but Solomon is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assoumi preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Assoumi throws a lazy head kick
and Solomon finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Assoumi fails with a takedown attempt.
Assoumi clinches with his opponent.
Solomon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Solomon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Solomon throws a head kick but Assoumi moves out of range.
Solomon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahmed Assoumi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solomon tries to clinch there but Assoumi circles away.
Assoumi throws a lazy head kick
and Solomon moves into the clinch.
Solomon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Assoumi walks away with a smile on his face. Solomon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Assoumi clinches up with Solomon and pushes him back against the cage.
I was talking to Assoumi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Solomon can't break the clinch.
Solomon manages to break the clinch.
Mahmed Assoumi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Solomon throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assoumi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Solomon throws a sloppy head kick and Assoumi moves out of range easily.
Assoumi dives in for a single leg takedown but Solomon sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahmed Assoumi dominated that second round.
That's time! Assoumi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Solomon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Solomon misses with a head kick.
Assoumi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Assoumi duly obliges.
Assoumi shoots in and bounces Solomon off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Assoumi stands and steps away. Solomon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Solomon looking to score a takedown here. Assoumi is defending well but Solomon drives through and ends up in Assoumi's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assoumi has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Solomon has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Solomon breaks from the clinch.
Bartosz Solomon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Assoumi is trying to defend but Solomon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Solomon slips a nice elbow through Assoumi's hands, connecting with Assoumi's forehead.
Assoumi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Solomon.
The fighters are battling for position here. Assoumi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Assoumi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Solomon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mahmed Assoumi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assoumi wriggles free and stands up.
Assoumi gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Assoumi moves into full mount! Solomon won't be happy about that!
Solomon has given up his back here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assoumi is working for a rear naked choke. Solomon is not defending it well and Assoumi has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Solomon refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Solomon's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mahmed Assoumi!
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energy
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