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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ong Bak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boca Naga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bak's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, you've lost that loving feeling. Naga comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wildes Ding kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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289 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
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225 cm
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293 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ong Bak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boca Naga!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bak wants to clinch but Naga slips to the side
and Naga counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bak's guard now.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bak wants to stand up but Naga is controlling him.
Bak has a closed guard, preventing Naga from standing up.
Naga scoring with punches to the head and body.
Naga throws a big elbow that misses.
Naga looking to sit in guard and control but Bak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bak stopping the sweep attempt from Naga.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Naga is on top in guard.
Bak wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naga makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Naga is looking to work some ground and pound but Bak has wrist control.
Naga trying to control but Bak is working from the bottom.
Bak is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Naga trying to control but Bak is working from the bottom.
Bak wants to stand up but Naga is controlling him.
Bak scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Naga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Naga has a takedown stuffed.
Naga shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bak wants to clinch up but Naga keeps it at a distance.
Bak moves to clinch but Naga breaks away
and Naga counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bak really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bak trying to control the position here.
Naga stands up over Bak, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bak is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Naga is controlling him.
Naga won't allow Bak to sweep him here.
Naga wants to control from the top but Bak keeps moving.
Naga not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Naga working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bak's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Naga.
Naga trying to control but Bak is working from the bottom.
Bak wants to stand but Naga is controlling the position.
Naga chips away with some ground and pound.
Bak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bak wants to sweep here but Naga controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Naga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naga throws a big right hand that misses.
Naga looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Naga trying to control the position from guard on top but Bak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Naga.
Bak wants to stand and escape but Naga is having none of it.
Naga showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Boca Naga was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bak tries to clinch there but Naga circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naga fails to land the takedown.
Ong Bak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boca Naga.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boca Naga dominated that round.
That's time! Bak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Naga swats away the attempt to clinch by Bak.
Bak instigates a clinch.
Bak lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Boca Naga has been cut.
Bak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Naga shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bak pinned against the ropes. Bak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bak gets caught napping as Naga dives in and scores a takedown. Bak manages to retain guard.
Naga makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bak keeping moving, preventing Naga from controlling successfully.
Bak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Naga trying to control but Bak is working from the bottom.
Naga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naga might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bak haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Naga drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bak manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Naga has Bak in his guard.
Naga looking for a sweep. Not yet Naga, not yet.
Naga has a closed guard, preventing Bak from standing up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Naga is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bak would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bak preventing the sweep.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bak would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Naga bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bak's guard.
Naga working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bak's head.
Naga won't allow Bak to get back to his feet.
Naga trying to control but Bak is working from the bottom.
Naga with a flurry of punches that miss.
Naga gets to his feet - Bak follows without any prompting.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naga shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bak as he jumps to the side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bak tries to clinch up.
Bak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Naga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bak tries to clinch but Naga is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naga shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Naga showed some decent athleticism there.
Bak is not content to let Naga control the position.
Naga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bak taking some punishment here, with Naga in his half guard.
Naga thows a huge punch but Bak dodges it nicely.
Naga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Naga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bak defending well though.
Naga missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Naga seems to be working for a kimura but Bak defends the submission attempt.
Naga throwing shots but Bak is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naga missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Naga is working for a submission of some sort.
Boca Naga has got the better of the ground game so far.
Naga content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naga thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bak's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bak keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boca Naga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boca Naga's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Naga feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Baks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bak tries to close the distance and clinch but Naga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Naga shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bak defends it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Bak. No joy for Naga on that attempt.
Bak closes the distance looking to clinch
and Naga counters with a right hand to the body.
Bak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bak moves to clinch but Naga breaks away
and Naga counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bak doesn't manage to clinch there - Naga circles away.
Naga fails with a takedown attempt.
Ong Bak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boca Naga.
Bak tries to sprawl but Naga drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Naga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Naga performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naga stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Bak closes the distance but Naga moves to the side
and Naga counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Naga won't allow Bak to get back to his feet.
Bak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Naga.
Naga throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Naga showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bak keeping moving, preventing Naga from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Boca Naga has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bak stuffs the takedown.
Bak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Naga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Naga misses with an attempted mid kick.
Naga shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bak sprawls well. Bak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Naga gets slowly back to his feet.
Naga fails to land the takedown.
Bak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bak wants to clinch but Naga slips to the side
so Naga counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naga throws a big elbow that misses.
Naga wants to control from the top but Bak keeps moving.
Naga throws a big right hand that misses.
Naga trying to control but Bak is working from the bottom.
Naga trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bak is looking to stand back up but Naga counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bak.
Naga missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Naga drops an elbow to the side of Bak's head.
Bak is holding on to half guard well.
Bak is staying active underneath Naga, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bak blocking the ground and pound attempt from Naga.
Bak blocking the ground and pound attempt from Naga.
Naga is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bak doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Naga.
Bak on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ong Bak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bak is trying to stand.
Naga trying to control from half guard but Bak is working away.
Boca Naga is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Well, if Naga is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boca Naga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Naga winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boca Naga!
A victorious Boca Naga thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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