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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cheikh Alkamid (ranked 3770 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loan Balzli (ranked 4644 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cheikh Alkamid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Loan Balzli!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balzli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alkamid.
Nice shot lands for Alkamid.
Alkamid misses with a double jab.
Alkamid throws a looping overhand right but Balzli ducks down to avoid it.
Alkamid throws a good cross that connects.
Balzli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Balzli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alkamid.
Balzli misses with a looping right.
Balzli lands with a right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Balzli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alkamid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balzli.
Balzli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balzli throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Alkamid wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Balzli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alkamid was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Balzli fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balzli closes the distance and pushes Alkamid back into the cage.
Balzli tries to work over Alkamid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alkamid breaks the clinch.
Balzli has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Balzli scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balzli throws a punch but it's blocked by Alkamid.
Balzli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balzli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balzli can't find room to land a body shot as Alkamid controls the action.
Balzli lands with a left to the head.
Alkamid working aggressively here.
Alkamid lands with a short shot to the head.
Alkamid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alkamid cracks Balzli with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alkamid uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Balzli has time to react.
Alkamid throws a hook to the side of Balzli's head but Balzli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Balzli lands a right hook to the body.
Balzli instigates a clinch.
Alkamid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Balzli misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Balzli scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Balzli fails to land.
Alkamid breaks the clinch.
Balzli throws a shot from downtown. Alkamid moves away and avoids it.
Alkamid throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Balzli on the side of the head.
Alkamid slips a straight right by Balzli.
An attempted straight right counter from Alkamid misses the target.
Balzli moves out of range as Alkamid strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balzli fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alkamid, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alkamid.
Alkamid misses with some punches.
Balzli working aggressively here.
Alkamid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alkamid lands a head shot.
Alkamid is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big right from Alkamid misses.
A jab from Alkamid misses.
Alkamid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Balzli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alkamid throws a big shot that misses.
Cheikh Alkamid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balzli tries to clinch but Alkamid moves out of range.
Balzli takes one to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Alkamid.
Balzli throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Alkamid lands an impressive looking overhand right. Balzli doesn't seem phased though.
Alkamid throws a shot from downtown. Balzli moves away and avoids it.
Alkamid throws out a loose jab but Balzli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balzli blocks a jab.
Alkamid throws a right and a left that Balzli avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alkamid lands a glancing blow to the side of Balzli's head.
Balzli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alkamid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alkamid, as that shot connected.
Alkamid scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alkamid throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Balzli.
Balzli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alkamid went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Balzli moves in looking to clinch but Alkamid pushes him off.
It looked like Alkamid was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Alkamid getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice defenses there by Alkamid.
Balzli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alkamid moves away.
Alkamid throws a big counter combination but Balzli scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Balzli misses with an uppercut.
Balzli misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Alkamid misses its intended target.
Balzli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alkamid keeps the fight on the outside.
Alkamid cracks Balzli with a right hand to the side of the head.
Balzli misses with a hook. Alkamid ducked under it nicely.
Alkamid appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alkamid ducks under a wild hook from Balzli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balzli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Balzli walks into a straight right hand from Alkamid.
Balzli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balzli blocks a jab.
Alkamid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Balzli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alkamid.
Alkamid cracks Balzli with an open hand slap.
Alkamid is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Alkamid on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Balzli misses with a straight right.
Balzli dips to his left and cracks Alkamid with an uppercut!
Balzli throws a big shot that misses.
Alkamid lands with a straight right. Balzli didn't see that one coming.
Balzli slips under a jab from Alkamid.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balzli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Balzli misses with an uppercut. Alkamid saw that one coming.
A big right from Balzli misses.
Alkamid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balzli.
Alkamid is breathing heavily.
Balzli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alkamid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cheikh Alkamid will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Balzli throws a lazy right hand but Alkamid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alkamid lands a head shot.
Balzli tries to close the distance and clinch but Alkamid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alkamid lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alkamid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balzli.
Balzli moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alkamid throws a hook but Balzli avoids it easily.
Alkamid misses with an uppercut
and Alkamid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Balzli catches Alkamid with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Balzli misses the shot to the body.
Balzli with a nice cross.
Alkamid throws a series of punches but Balzli moves out of range.
Balzli looks to score with a jab to the body but Alkamid is just out of range.
Alkamid moves away from the strike by Balzli.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alkamid thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balzli is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alkamid with a body shot.
Balzli staying out of range there.
Alkamid's corner calls for a 1-2. Alkamid obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Balzli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balzli throws an overhand right that lands on Alkamid's shoulder, as Alkamid tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Alkamid on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alkamid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balzli.
Alkamid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alkamid bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alkamid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Balzli uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Alkamid blocks a jab.
Balzli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alkamid with a jab.
Balzli has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Balzli throws a looping overhand right but Alkamid ducks down to avoid it.
Balzli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alkamid.
Balzli misses with a straight right.
Balzli connects with the punch.
Alkamid looks to land a combination but Balzli avoids it well.
Balzli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alkamid shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Balzli eats them both and turns towards Alkamid to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alkamid throws a hook but Balzli avoids it easily.
Alkamid misses with an uppercut.
Alkamid takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alkamid misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Balzli throws a body punch but Alkamid moves out of range.
Alkamid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alkamid moves away from the strike by Balzli.
Alkamid has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alkamid there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alkamid moves away from the strike by Balzli.
Alkamid was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Balzli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alkamid is looking for a counter combo.
Balzli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Balzli staying out of range there.
Alkamid is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Balzli misses with a hook.
Alkamid went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Alkamid cracks Balzli with a right hand to the side of the head.
Balzli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alkamid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alkamid appears to be looking for a big counter.
Balzli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alkamid swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Balzli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alkamid misses with a looping left.
Alkamid throws a hook but Balzli blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balzli looks to land a left hand but Alkamid moved out of range nicely.
Alkamid lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alkamid keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Alkamid misses.
Alkamid on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alkamid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alkamid slips a straight right by Balzli.
Alkamid throws a jab when Balzli was well out of range.
Balzli misses with a lunging right hand
and Alkamid counters with a stiff right hand.
Alkamid's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Balzli connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alkamid scrambles back to his feet.
Balzli tries to clinch up but Alkamid circles away and keeps his distance.
Balzli has managed to clinch.
Alkamid misses with a punch on the inside.
Alkamid breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Balzli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Balzli misses with an uppercut.
Alkamid staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Alkamid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alkamid connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Balzli momentarily.
Alkamid slips a straight right by Balzli.
A jab from Alkamid finds it's way through Balzli's defenses.
Balzli throws an off balance right hand
letting Alkamid counter with a right hand.
Balzli connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alkamid's hands.
Cheikh Alkamid is winning the standup battle so far.
Balzli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alkamid manages to avoid it.
Alkamid takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Balzli misses the jab.
Balzli moves out of range of the strikes.
Alkamid lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Balzli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alkamid.
Alkamid misses with a few strikes there.
Alkamid throws a jab but it's blocked by Balzli.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balzli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Balzli throws a lazy right hand but Alkamid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Balzli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alkamid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Balzli moves out of range of the strikes.
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 Cheikh Alkamid will probably get the nod.
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!
Alkamid throws a jab when Balzli was well out of range.
Balzli blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Alkamid misses.
Nice jab there from Alkamid.
Balzli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alkamid throwing a counter right hand but Balzli manages to avoid it.
Balzli jabs Alkamid right on the nose. Alkamid blinks but takes it well.
Alkamid displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Balzli lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Balzli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alkamid looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Balzli sizes up Alkamid with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Balzli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alkamid.
Balzli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alkamid throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alkamid keeps the fight on the outside.
Alkamid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balzli.
Alkamid throws a lazy uppercut
and Balzli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alkamid staying out of range there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alkamid misses with a double jab.
Alkamid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balzli.
Alkamid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balzli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balzli jabs Alkamid to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alkamid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Balzli throws out a counter right but Alkamid avoids it with no problem.
Alkamid throws a series of punches but Balzli moves out of range.
Alkamid rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Balzli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Balzli jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alkamid lands a jab.
Alkamid ducks under a wild hook from Balzli.
Balzli with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Balzli slips under a jab from Alkamid.
Balzli listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Balzli lands with a shot to the body.
Balzli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alkamid.
Balzli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alkamid.
Balzli tries to clinch but Alkamid moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balzli gets a clinch.
Balzli swings wildly with an uppercut but Alkamid uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alkamid throws a head punch that misses.
Alkamid swings wildly with an uppercut but Balzli uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Balzli.
Alkamid has a couple of punches blocked by Balzli.
Balzli blocking some punches.
Alkamid misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alkamid.
Balzli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Balzli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alkamid misses with the head strike.
Balzli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alkamid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balzli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alkamid.
Balzli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alkamid backwards.
Balzli scores with a shoulder strike.
Balzli throws a punch but it's blocked by Alkamid.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balzli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alkamid backwards.
A right hand to the body from Balzli.
Nice body punch from Balzli.
A right hand to the body from Balzli.
Alkamid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Balzli working aggressively here.
Balzli throws a head punch that misses.
Balzli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Balzli gets through Alkamid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alkamid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Balzli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Balzli blocking some punches.
Alkamid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alkamid lands a nice uppercut.
Balzli swings wildly with an uppercut but Alkamid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balzli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alkamid backwards.
Alkamid breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balzli connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balzli closes the distance and clinches.
Alkamid breaks from the clinch.
Balzli misses with a hook.
Alkamid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balzli.
Balzli fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alkamid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balzli.
Balzli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alkamid.
Balzli moves out of range as Alkamid strikes.
Alkamid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alkamid lands a glancing blow to the side of Balzli's head.
Balzli tries to close the distance and clinch but Alkamid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balzli looks to score with a jab to the body but Alkamid is just out of range.
Balzli misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balzli gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Balzli.
Balzli is leaning against Alkamid and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Loan Balzli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alkamid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Balzli backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Loan Balzli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alkamid 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cheikh Alkamid!
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