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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Conlan (ranked 6020 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alaaeddine Ben Hassine (ranked 25458 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Conlan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alaaeddine Ben Hassine!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ben Hassine takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Conlan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Conlan scores with a jab to the head.
Ben Hassine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Conlan looks to land a combination but Ben Hassine avoids it well.
Conlan misses with a wild body shot.
Conlan moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBen Hassine.
Conlan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ben Hassine moves away.
Conlan sets himself, and Ben Hassine steps forward looking for the clinch! Conlan avoids it this time.
Ben Hassine fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Conlan cracks Ben Hassine with a good jab.
Ben Hassine takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Conlan connects with a right hand. Ben Hassine shakes it off.
Ben Hassine avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Conlan.
Good standup being displayed there by Conlan as he connects with a hook.
Good leg kick by Ben Hassine there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conlan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ben Hassine.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ben Hassine. Conlan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ben Hassine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Conlan lands a right hook to the body.
Ben Hassine shoots in but Conlan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Conlan missing with a left hand there. Ben Hassine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ben Hassine throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Michael Conlan has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Conlan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ben Hassine doesn't seem phased though.
Conlan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Conlan looks to land a right hand but Ben Hassine moved out of range.
Conlan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ben Hassine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Conlan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ben Hassine on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Conlan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Conlan.
Conlan misses with a few strikes there.
Ben Hassine moves out of range of the strikes.
Michael Conlan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Conlan lands a lovely overhand right.
Conlan looks to land a right hand but Ben Hassine moved out of range.
Conlan loads up on a big right hand but Ben Hassine slips the punch.
Conlan throws an overhand right that lands on Ben Hassine's shoulder, as Ben Hassine tries to avoid the shot.
Ben Hassine misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
An attempted straight right counter from Conlan misses the target.
Michael Conlan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alaaeddine Ben Hassine.
Ben Hassine shoots in for a double leg but Conlan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Conlan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Conlan jabs Ben Hassine right on the nose. Ben Hassine blinks but takes it well.
Conlan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conlan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conlan tries to bum rush Ben Hassine with a series of wild strikes but Ben Hassine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Conlan misses with a series of wild punches.
Conlan throws a poor cross that misses
and Ben Hassine counters with a left to the body.
Conlan is breathing heavily.
Ben Hassine misses with a takedown attempt - Conlan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice defenses there by Ben Hassine.
Conlan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Conlan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Conlan throws a hook but Ben Hassine avoids it easily.
Conlan throws a hook to the side of Ben Hassine's head but Ben Hassine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Conlan cracks Ben Hassine with an open hand slap.
Conlan lands a jab-cross combination.
Conlan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ben Hassine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ben Hassine doesn't manage to clinch there - Conlan circles away.
Conlan misses with a looping left.
Conlan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ben Hassine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Conlan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ben Hassine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ben Hassine darts in looking for a takedown but Conlan gets double underhooks and turns Ben Hassine into the cage.
Conlan throws a good cross that connects.
Ben Hassine tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Conlan swivels and escapes.
Conlan throwing a counter right hand but Ben Hassine manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ben Hassine is defended easily by Conlan.
Conlan scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Conlan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Conlan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Conlan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michael Conlan is winning the standup battle so far.
Ben Hassine shoots in for a double leg but Conlan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ben Hassine takes a swing at Conlan's ribcage but misses.
Conlan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ben Hassine can do to turn this around?
Ben Hassine with a poor takedown
and Conlan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck for Ben Hassine with that takedown attempt.
Michael Conlan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alaaeddine Ben Hassine.
Conlan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ben Hassine changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Conlan tries to avoid it but Ben Hassine manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Conlan to the ground. Conlan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Conlan keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conlan catches Ben Hassine with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circling - Conlan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ben Hassine might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Conlan has got the better of the exchanges.
Conlan throws a right and a left that Ben Hassine avoids nicely.
Ben Hassine shoots in for a takedown but Conlan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ben Hassine is breathing heavily.
Conlan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ben Hassine momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conlan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alaaeddine Ben Hassine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conlan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Conlan is looking for a counter combo.
Conlan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Conlan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ben Hassine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ben Hassine tries to close the distance and clinch but Conlan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ben Hassine on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Conlan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Conlan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Conlan cracks Ben Hassine with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice sprawl there from Conlan as Ben Hassine shoots in.
Ben Hassine's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Conlan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ben Hassine scrambles back to his feet.
Ben Hassine is trying desperately to land a takedown but Conlan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ben Hassine.
Conlan misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conlan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ben Hassine momentarily.
A left and a right from Conlan both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conlan misses with a hook. Ben Hassine ducked under it nicely.
Conlan throws an overhand right that lands on Ben Hassine's shoulder, as Ben Hassine tries to avoid the shot.
Conlan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ben Hassine counters with a head kick. That will keep Conlan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ben Hassine tries to clinch there but Conlan circles away.
Ben Hassine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conlan throws out the jab.
Ben Hassine with the counter takedown but Conlan avoids it easily.
Ben Hassine shoots in for a takedown but Conlan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Conlan misses the jab.
Ben Hassine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Conlan.
Conlan dips to his left and cracks Ben Hassine with an uppercut!
Conlan misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conlan with a hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Conlan scores with a four punch combination!
Ben Hassine slips under a jab.
Conlan connects with a nice looking jab.
Ben Hassine tries to close the distance and clinch but Conlan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conlan jabs at Ben Hassine's body.
Conlan lands a jab.
Ben Hassine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Conlan's waist but Conlan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ben Hassine off to one side.
An attempted straight right counter from Conlan misses the target.
Conlan punishes Ben Hassine's body with a nice straight punch.
Ben Hassine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conlan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ben Hassine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ben Hassine with the counter takedown but Conlan avoids it easily.
No joy there for Conlan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ben Hassine on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ben Hassine - that will leave a mark!
Conlan throws a body punch but Ben Hassine moves out of range.
Conlan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ben Hassine tries for a takedown but Conlan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Conlan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ben Hassine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ben Hassine.
Conlan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ben Hassine moves away.
A swing and a miss from Conlan.
Ben Hassine has his takedown stuffed
and Conlan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Conlan connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Conlan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Conlan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Conlan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Michael Conlan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conlan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Conlan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conlan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ben Hassine misses with a takedown attempt
and Conlan counters with a stiff right hand.
Conlan misses with a hook. Ben Hassine ducked under it nicely.
No luck for Ben Hassine with that takedown attempt.
Conlan is looking to counter punch.
Ben Hassine looks to clinch
and Ben Hassine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Conlan. Those never looked like landing.
Ben Hassine is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ben Hassine shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Conlan defends it nicely.
Michael Conlan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alaaeddine Ben Hassine.
A slow jab from Conlan misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conlan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ben Hassine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Conlan throws a hook but Ben Hassine blocks it.
Conlan misses the shot to the body.
Conlan lands a nice shot to the body.
Conlan scores with the left hand. Ben Hassine knows he should have avoided that one.
Conlan lands the left hand.
Conlan scores with a nice right hand.
Conlan lands a nice hook to Ben Hassine's body. Ben Hassine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ben Hassine has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Conlan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ben Hassine.
Conlan thuds a left hand into Ben Hassine's body.
Ben Hassine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ben Hassine tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Conlan defends well and Ben Hassine ends up having to push Conlan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ben Hassine thuds his shin into the meat of Conlan's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ben Hassine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Conlan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben Hassine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ben Hassine there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ben Hassine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Conlan.
Ben Hassine shoots for a takedown but Conlan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Conlan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ben Hassine manages to avoid it.
Conlan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Conlan throws a jab but it's blocked by Ben Hassine.
Ben Hassine throws a nice looking combination but Conlan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Conlan swings for the body but Ben Hassine moves out of range.
Conlan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ben Hassine circles away quickly and effectively.
Ben Hassine fails to land the takedown.
Conlan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben Hassine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ben Hassine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Conlan.
Ben Hassine slips a straight right by Conlan.
Ben Hassine changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ben Hassine takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Some wild striking there from Ben Hassine.
Conlan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ben Hassine feints the counter takedown.
Conlan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ben Hassine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Conlan lands a glancing blow to the side of Ben Hassine's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ben Hassine is defended easily by Conlan.
Ben Hassine fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Conlan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice straight punches there by Conlan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Conlan.
The fighters circling - Conlan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch lands to the side of Ben Hassine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Conlan stuffs the takedown attempt from Ben Hassine. Ben Hassine gets slowly back to his feet.
Conlan clobbers Ben Hassine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Conlan throws a series of punches but Ben Hassine avoids them all with ease.
Alaaeddine Ben Hassine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conlan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Conlan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Conlan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:25
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Conlan!
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RATING
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