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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Run Forcover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Celsius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Celsius has chosen The Prodigy - No Good as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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170 lbs
10 - 12 - 0 |
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163 lbs
18 - 8 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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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
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Run Forcover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kelvin Celsius!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Celsius has managed to clinch.
Celsius throws an elbow that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Celsius as Forcover tries to tie him up.
Forcover lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Forcover blocks the elbow strike.
Celsius taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Celsius throws an elbow but misses.
Celsius swings wildly with an uppercut but Forcover uses good head movement to avoid it.
Forcover throws an elbow but it misses.
Forcover misses with a knee strike.
Celsius on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Celsius using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Forcover has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Forcover.
Celsius has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Forcover after a bit of a struggle.
Celsius takes an elbow to the temple.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forcover lands an elbow inside that Celsius shrugs off.
Forcover is trying to maintain a safe position but Celsius gets an underhook and turns Forcover into the cage.
Forcover lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Celsius has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Forcover lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Forcover landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Forcover tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Celsius's elbow.
Forcover prevents a takedown attempt there.
Forcover is pressed up against the cage. Celsius has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Forcover down to the mat. Forcover avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Run Forcover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelvin Celsius.
Forcover clinches.
Celsius breaks from the clinch.
Forcover lands with a straight right. Celsius didn't see that one coming.
Celsius has taken the fight to the clinch.
Forcover dodges an elbow strike from Celsius.
Celsius blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Forcover displaying some good clinch control by pressing Celsius up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forcover will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Celsius up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Forcover fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Celsius trying to stall but Forcover improves his position.
Celsius managing to block the knees to the body from Forcover.
Celsius manages to break the clinch.
Celsius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Forcover counter with a right hand.
Celsius works over Forcover's head and body with a nice combination.
Celsius blocks a head kick by Forcover.
And Celsius tries to counter it with a takedown but Forcover pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Celsius closes the distance and pushes Forcover back into the cage.
Forcover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Celsius taking a breather.
Celsius stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forcover gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Celsius.
Forcover misses with an elbow strike.
Celsius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Forcover.
It looks like Kelvin Celsius has been cut.
Forcover prevents the takedown attempt.
Celsius tries to pull guard but Forcover forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Celsius looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Celsius looking to stall.
Forcover lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Forcover.
Forcover lands with a left to the head.
Forcover landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Celsius is trying to push Forcover away but Forcover has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Forcover dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Celsius has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Forcover.
Celsius is trying to break the clinch but Forcover is controlling him.
Celsius is trying to force a seperation but Forcover has the dominant position.
Celsius struggles to land a body shot inside as Forcover controls his hands.
Forcover displaying some good clinch control by pressing Celsius up against the cage.
Forcover being controlled against the cage.
Forcover lands an elbow just above Celsius 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Celsius takes an elbow to the forehead.
Forcover landing knees to the body.
Forcover gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Forcover lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Celsius jumps guard but Forcover turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Forcover pushes off an throws an elbow but Celsius leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Celsius throws an elbow but it misses.
Celsius tries to pull guard but Forcover holds him up against the cage and eventually Celsius drops back down to his feet.
Celsius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Run Forcover dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Celsius's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Celsius misses with the combination.
Forcover connects with a leg kick. Celsius looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Forcover tried to score with a low kick but Celsius checks it.
Forcover keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Celsius moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Forcover throws a series of strikes that have Celsius backpedaling.
Celsius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Forcover counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forcover throws an off balance right hand
and Celsius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Celsius shoots in for a takedown but Forcover shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Forcover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kelvin Celsius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Celsius closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Celsius as Forcover tries to tie him up.
Celsius trying to land knees to the body.
Celsius pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Celsius is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Forcover is keeping busy.
Celsius turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Forcover manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, if Forcover is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Forcover's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've been hearing good reports from Forcover's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Celsius is defending against the submission attempts here by Forcover.
Celsius moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Celsius keeping full guard, as Forcover tries to pass.
Forcover preventing the sweep.
Forcover would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Celsius is looking for a triangle but Forcover pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Celsius had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Forcover defends it easily.
Forcover wants to control from the top but Celsius keeps moving.
Forcover has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Celsius is proving hard to escape from.
Celsius is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Forcover defends well.
Forcover works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Forcover is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Celsius sees it coming and defends easily.
Celsius is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Forcover pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Forcover is looking for a kimura here.
Celsius is looking to improve his position.
Forcover seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Forcover is trying to work for a kimura but Celsius is defending well.
It looks like Forcover is going to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Celsius looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Run Forcover dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Celsius's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Celsius gets the takedown into side control.
Forcover is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Forcover is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Forcover works his way to full guard. Good work.
Forcover keeping full guard, as Celsius tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forcover is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Celsius looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Celsius with a flurry of punches that miss.
Celsius sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Forcover's guard.
Forcover is staying active underneath Celsius, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Forcover trying to control here.
Celsius is looking for a kimura here.
Forcover is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Celsius tries to pass the half guard into mount. Forcover knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Forcover is trying to control but can't.
Celsius is stalling here. Forcover is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Celsius seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Forcover has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Forcover thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Celsius's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Forcover stands up and beckons Celsius to his feet.
Celsius shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Forcover defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Celsius closes the distance and pushes Forcover back into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Celsius as Forcover tries to tie him up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Forcover.
Celsius struggles to land a body shot inside as Forcover controls his hands.
Celsius drags the fight down to the ground.
Forcover stays in close to Celsius's body and controls the position.
Celsius keeping moving, preventing Forcover from controlling successfully.
Kelvin Celsius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forcover is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Celsius keeping moving, preventing Forcover from controlling successfully.
Celsius is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Forcover decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Celsius, up you get!
Forcover scores with a sloppy right hand. Celsius should have avoided that one.
Forcover scoring well with a low kick there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Forcover chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Celsius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Forcover wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kelvin Celsius.
I think Forcover 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Run Forcover!
A very excited looking Run Forcover made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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