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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cheikh Holk (ranked 2249 p4p, 253 weight class) and Allisha Abel (ranked 2759 p4p, 301 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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184 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cheikh Holk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Allisha Abel!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holk feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Abels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Holk gets a clinch.
A short left from Holk.
Abel jumps guard but Holk turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Holk working Abel over with knees to the body.
Abel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Holk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A knee to the head by Holk.
Abel letting Holk take a breather here.
Holk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Allisha Abel has been cut.
Holk tries to land knees in the clinch but Abel avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Holk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holk looking to throw knees to the head but Abel is blocking nicely.
Holk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Holk landing knees to the body.
Holk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abels head.
Holk is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Abel takes a shot to the head.
Holk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holk lands with a light punch inside.
Holk pushes Abel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holk connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holk lands a shoulder strike.
Holk cracks Abel with a nice body shot.
Holk with a knee to the head.
Abel is rocked!
Holk tries a knee to the head but Abel blocks it.
Abel tries to pull guard but Holk holds him up against the cage and eventually Abel drops back down to his feet.
Cheikh Holk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allisha Abel.
Holk lands an uppercut.
Holk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abel is looking to take this one to the mat.
Holk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holk lands a hook that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
Holk working Abel over with knees to the body.
Holk lands a shot to the body.
Holk lands with a short shot to the head.
Holk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Holk.
Holk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Holk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Abel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Abel is still on wobbly legs! Can Holk finish him?
Holk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holk scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Abel seems to have recovered his senses.
Holk misses with a knee to the head.
Abel takes a shot to the head.
Holk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abel or not.
Holk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abel being controlled against the cage.
Abel can't get the takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cheikh Holk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Allisha Abel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Abel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holk as he jumps to the side.
Holk has Abel up against the cage in a clinch.
Holk lands a nice knee to the body.
Holk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A knee to the head by Holk.
A short right from Holk on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holk pushes Abel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holk scores with a shoulder strike.
Holk is struggling to control the position.
Holk stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cheikh Holk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Holk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Holk smiles and moves away.
Holk rushes Abel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Holk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
Holk leaning against his opponent.
Abel takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holk lands a hook that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
Holk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abel blocks it with crossed arms.
Holk trying to land knees to the body.
Holk crunches a lovely knee into Abel's ribcage.
Holk lands a shoulder strike.
Holk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holk lands a shoulder strike.
Abel is trying to pull guard but Holk turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cheikh Holk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allisha Abel.
Abel avoiding damage as Holk throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Holk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abel jumps into guard, dragging Holk to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Holk should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Abel has tightened it up now! Holk should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Allisha Abel!
Allisha Abel is the new lightweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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