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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hassan Holden (ranked 7059 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ong Bak (ranked 3583 p4p, 396 weight class). Ong Bak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined |
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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 Helsinki, Hassan Holden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ong Bak!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bak thumps Holden with a low kick.
Holden missing with a left hand there. Bak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bak darts in and clinches Holden up against the cage.
Bak has Holden pushed against the cage.
Holden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bak lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Hassan Holden has been cut.
Bak manages to break the clinch.
Bak gets a clinch.
Come on Bak - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holden.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bak lands with a short shot to the head.
Bak lands an elbow that stopped Holden in his tracks for a moment.
Bak stops a takedown attempt from Holden.
Holden wants to take the fight to the mat but Bak manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Holden could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Holden tries to circle away but Bak has him pinned against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bak manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bak drives through and clinches with Holden against the cage.
Holden has had enough of the clinch but Bak keeps him there for the moment.
Holden working hard to break the clinch.
Holden wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holden drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hassan Holden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bak stalling against the cage.
Holden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bak breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bak bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holden gets back to half guard.
Holden manages to get to full guard.
Holden is looking to stand up but Bak isn't so interested in that idea.
Bak wants to control from the top but Holden keeps moving.
Bak won't allow Holden to sweep him here.
Bak looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Holden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Holden wants to stand up but Bak is controlling him.
Holden manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bak forces Holden back against the cage and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bak.
Bak lands a nice elbow.
Hassan Holden's cut is getting worse.
Bak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holden's efforts to push away.
Holden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bak's elbow.
Holden being controlled against the cage.
Bak manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Bak's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Holden is trying to break the clinch but Bak has him pressed against the cage.
Holden is trying to break the clinch but Bak has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bak moves into the clinch.
Holden is trying to break the clinch but Bak has him pressed against the cage.
Holden is trying to force a seperation but Bak has the dominant position.
Holden wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Bak.
Holden is rocked!
Hassan Holden's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bak slows down the pace here.
Holden is trying to force a seperation but Bak has the dominant position.
Come on Bak - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Holden wants a takedown but no success here.
Bak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ong Bak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hassan Holden's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bak clinches.
Holden is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bak gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Holden controlling the action here for a moment.
Bak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Holden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bak unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Holden! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Bak is unloading with more strikes now! Holden drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ong Bak!
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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
39% |
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