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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lindsay Stokes (ranked 25064 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cihan Sari (ranked 5495 p4p, 418 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Cihan Sari enters the cage!
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214 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lindsay Stokes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cihan Sari!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sari fails with a takedown attempt.
Sari pushes Stokes up against the cage in a clinch.
Stokes wants to get back to striking at distance but Sari won't allow it.
Stokes is trying to break the clinch but Sari has him pressed against the cage.
Sari tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stokes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sari leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stokes tries to break free but Sari pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stokes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stokes tries to work over Sari's front leg with a kick but Sari checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sari clinches.
Stokes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stokes misses with a body kick.
Stokes gets tackled into the cage by Sari. Sari maintains the clinch.
Stokes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stokes dives in and grabs Sari's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sari pushes down on Stokes's head and hops out.
Stokes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sari moves into the clinch.
Sari lands a good knee to the midsection. Stokes won't want to take too many of those.
Stokes is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Sari as the two fighters clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sari.
Sari lands a good knee to the midsection. Stokes won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sari breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sari clinches up against the cage.
Sari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stokes gets tackled into the cage by Sari. Sari maintains the clinch.
Stokes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sari has hold of one of Stokes's legs. Stokes is fighting the takedown attempt but Sari gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Stokes wants to get back to his feet but Sari passes into half guard.
Sari is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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. Sari connects with a nice short shot to Stokes's temple.
Sari escapes and gets back to his feet.
Sari shoots in looking for a takedown. Stokes tries to sprawl out of it but Sari keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stokes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lindsay Stokes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cihan Sari.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sari gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sari controlling the action here for a moment.
Sari has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stokes after a bit of a struggle.
Sari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stokes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sari manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Stokes. No joy for Sari on that attempt.
Stokes tries to clinch up but Sari circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cihan Sari dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sari drives through and clinches with Stokes against the cage.
Stokes wants to break free but Sari has control.
Stokes wants to get back to striking at distance but Sari won't allow it.
Sari has Stokes pressed against the cage, preventing Stokes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sari with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stokes counters with a nice body kick.
Stokes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sari counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sari closes the distance and clinches.
Sari is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sari drags the fight down to the ground.
Sari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sari will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sari has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sari wants to sweep but no luck.
Sari manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stokes manages to get himself to full guard.
Sari works over Stokes with some ground and pound from guard.
Sari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sari controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sari throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stokes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stokes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sari postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stokes being controlled here, momentarily.
Sari stands up from Stokes's guard - Sari perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sari rushes Stokes and presses him up against the cage.
Stokes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stokes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stokes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stokes has had enough of the clinch but Sari keeps him there for the moment.
Sari jumps guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stokes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sari wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Stokes throws a big elbow that misses.
Sari is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stokes is aware though and is defending well.
Sari wants to improve his position but instead Stokes has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sari is positioning himself well to prevent Stokes advancing to mount.
Stokes prevents Sari from improving his position.
Sari keeping hold of Stokes's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stokes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stokes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sari, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cihan Sari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Sari with a poor takedown
and Stokes counters with a stiff right hand.
Sari has closed the distance and engaged Stokes in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sari.
Sari manages to break the clinch.
Sari misses with a takedown
and Stokes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sari controlling the action here for a moment.
Sari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stokes's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stokes is trying to push Sari away but Sari has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stokes throws a body kick that misses
and Sari counters with a left and a right that stings Stokes.
Stokes throws a nice looking combination but Sari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stokes is looking to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Sari's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cihan Sari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sari landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sari taking a breather.
Sari crunches a lovely knee into Stokes's ribcage.
Sari breaks from the clinch.
Sari forces Stokes back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stokes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sari obliges.
Sari breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sari fails with the takedown.
Lindsay Stokes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cihan Sari.
Stokes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sari.
Sari darts in and clinches Stokes up against the cage.
Stokes has had enough of the clinch but Sari keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stokes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sari manages to avoid it.
Stokes shoots in but no luck this time.
Sari throws a counter combo.
Sari clinches with his opponent.
Sari has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Stokes after a bit of a struggle.
Stokes misses with a knee strike.
Sari will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stokes up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Sari.
Stokes is rocked!
It looks like Lindsay Stokes has been cut.
Sari is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sari is working for takedown but Stokes is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stokes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sari jumps guard and drags Stokes to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sari looking for a sweep. Not yet Sari, not yet.
Sari throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sari seems keen to control Stokes's posture.
Sari throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cihan Sari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sari 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cihan Sari!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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