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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sulaiman Mehdi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Van Houser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Houser has chosen Aint Nothin To F*** With as his entrance music. 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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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sulaiman Mehdi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vincent Van Houser!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Houser pushes Mehdi up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Houser lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Sulaiman Mehdi has been cut.
Mehdi has had enough of the clinch but Van Houser keeps him there for the moment.
Mehdi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Van Houser walks away with a smile on his face. Mehdi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Van Houser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mehdi has a takedown stuffed.
Mehdi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Houser keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sulaiman Mehdi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mehdi throws a body kick that misses.
Van Houser darts in and clinches Mehdi up against the cage.
Van Houser jumps into guard, dragging Mehdi to the mat.
Van Houser looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mehdi is one step ahead there.
Van Houser pushes Mehdi off and gets back to his feet.
Van Houser instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Houser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mehdi gets caught flat footed, as Van Houser shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Van Houser postures up in Mehdi's guard and throws a big left but Mehdi blocks it.
Van Houser drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Van Houser jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Van Houser has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Van Houser sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Van Houser pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mehdi is keeping the position for now.
Mehdi wants to stand and escape but Van Houser is having none of it.
Van Houser slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mehdi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Van Houser.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Houser is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mehdi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Van Houser.
Van Houser content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mehdi is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehdi is breathing heavily.
Van Houser wants to take a breather but Mehdi is having none of it.
Van Houser decides to return to a standing position.
Van Houser has closed the distance and engaged Mehdi in a clinch.
Mehdi wants to break free but Van Houser has control.
Mehdi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mehdi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Van Houser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Houser has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Houser pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mehdi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Van Houser counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Houser lands an elbow that stopped Mehdi in his tracks for a moment.
Van Houser has hold of one of Mehdi's legs. Mehdi is fighting the takedown attempt but Van Houser gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Van Houser in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Van Houser keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mehdi's head.
Van Houser prevents Mehdi from getting back to his feet.
Van Houser controlling from the top position.
Van Houser is in close to Mehdi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Van Houser dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sulaiman Mehdi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Van Houser clinches up with Mehdi and pushes him back against the cage.
Mehdi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Houser has him pressed against the cage.
Mehdi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Houser just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mehdi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mehdi letting Van Houser take a breather here.
Mehdi gets underhooks to prevent Van Houser's takedown attempt.
Van Houser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mehdi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Van Houser counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sulaiman Mehdi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Houser manages to break the clinch.
Van Houser closes the distance and clinches.
Van Houser is working Mehdi over against the cage.
Van Houser turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Van Houser manages to end up in side control.
Van Houser is looking to take a break and control but Mehdi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mehdi is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Van Houser has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Houser decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Van Houser takes the fight into the clinch.
Van Houser gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Van Houser working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Van Houser is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Van Houser forces his way into half guard.
Van Houser is taking a breather. Mehdi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Van Houser wants to take a breather but Mehdi is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Van Houser there.
Van Houser thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Van Houser wants to control but Mehdi is keeping him busy.
Van Houser lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mehdi is looking to escape.
Van Houser sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Houser is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Van Houser thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mehdi is not content to let Van Houser control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Van Houser lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mehdi throws a lazy body kick
and Van Houser counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mehdi is pressed up against the cage. Van Houser has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mehdi down to the mat. Mehdi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mehdi misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Houser makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A lazy body kick from Mehdi
and Van Houser moves into the clinch.
Van Houser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mehdi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Van Houser holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Houser manages to break the clinch.
Sulaiman Mehdi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Houser shoots for a takedown but Mehdi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mehdi misses with a kick to the body
and Van Houser counters with a nice body kick.
Van Houser moves out of range of the body kick.
Mehdi misses with a takedown
and Van Houser moves into the clinch.
Van Houser keeps control of Mehdi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Houser decides to pull guard.
Mehdi wants to stand and escape but instead Van Houser has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Van Houser decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mehdi, up you get!
Mehdi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Van Houser counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mehdi's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Van Houser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sulaiman Mehdi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.
Van Houser clinches with his opponent.
Van Houser pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mehdi has his takedown stuffed
and Van Houser counters by moving into the clinch.
Mehdi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Van Houser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Houser gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mehdi tries to pull guard but Van Houser holds him up against the cage and eventually Mehdi drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sulaiman Mehdi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mehdi tries to pull guard but Van Houser won't allow it.
Mehdi jumps guard but Van Houser stands there with Mehdi around his waist. Mehdi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Van Houser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Houser closes the distance and pushes Mehdi back into the cage.
Van Houser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mehdi fails with the takedown
and Van Houser counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mehdi is looking to stand back up but Van Houser counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mehdi.
Van Houser wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mehdi keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Houser might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mehdi kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Van Houser is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Van Houser scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Van Houser is working for a kimura but Mehdi is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Van Houser connects with a nice short shot to Mehdi's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mehdi has hold of Van Houser's hands but Van Houser slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Van Houser looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mehdi has hold of Van Houser's hands but Van Houser slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Van Houser decides to stand up.
Van Houser moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehdi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Van Houser walks away with a smile on his face. Mehdi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Van Houser moves into the clinch.
Van Houser avoiding damage.
Van Houser has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Houser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Houser fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mehdi throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Houser counters with a nice body kick.
Van Houser avoids the head kick by Mehdi.
Mehdi throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Houser counters by moving into the clinch.
Mehdi fails to pull guard.
Van Houser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mehdi misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Houser counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Van Houser.
Van Houser prevents Mehdi from breaking the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Houser.
Van Houser manages to break the clinch.
Vincent Van Houser is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mehdi fails with the takedown
and Van Houser counters by clinching up.
Sulaiman Mehdi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Houser prevents Mehdi from breaking the clinch.
Van Houser landing knees to the body.
Van Houser manages to break the clinch.
Mehdi fails with the takedown
and Van Houser moves into the clinch.
Mehdi tries to pull guard but Van Houser holds him up against the cage and eventually Mehdi drops back down to his feet.
Van Houser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mehdi throws a lazy body kick
and Van Houser counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mehdi won't be happy with that.
Van Houser advances nicely into full mount.
Van Houser trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mehdi is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Van Houser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Houser has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Van Houser!
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hype
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