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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moise Daouda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armand Holtz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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212 lbs
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191 cm
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206 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Moise Daouda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Armand Holtz!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holtz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Moise Daouda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Daouda blocks the leg kick.
Holtz avoids the body shot from Daouda.
Holtz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holtz throws a body kick that misses.
Holtz sizes up Daouda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Holtz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Moise Daouda has been cut.
Daouda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holtz moves away.
Holtz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holtz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holtz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holtz scores with a jab. Daouda acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Daouda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holtz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daouda ducks under a wild hook from Holtz.
Holtz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Daouda counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Holtz can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holtz is looking to stand up but Daouda isn't so interested in that idea.
Holtz thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Daouda trying to control but Holtz is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holtz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Daouda trying to control the position from guard on top but Holtz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holtz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daouda distracts Holtz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Daouda slips nicely into half guard.
Daouda not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Daouda is breathing heavily.
Holtz holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Holtz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've been hearing that Daouda has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Holtz is looking for a sweep. Daouda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Daouda drops an elbow to the side of Holtz's head.
Daouda slips a nice elbow through Holtz's hands, connecting with Holtz's forehead.
Daouda not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Daouda drops an elbow to the side of Holtz's head.
Holtz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Daouda thows a huge punch but Holtz dodges it nicely.
Holtz is trying to get back to full guard.
Holtz is trying to maintain the position but Daouda is very close to passing his half guard.
Daouda working over Holtz with some ground and pound. Holtz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Holtz regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daouda forces his way into half guard.
Daouda throwing shots but Holtz is blocking nicely.
Holtz is looking to improve his position.
Holtz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Holtz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daouda works over Holtz with some ground and pound from guard.
Daouda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Daouda got a little sloppy there for a moment and Holtz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Daouda has managed to get both his arms back between Holtz's legs - danger averted.
Daouda slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Daouda lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daouda lands a decent elbow from side control.
Daouda lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Holtz down.
Daouda works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Holtz regains half guard.
Daouda working Holtz over with strikes.
Daouda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Daouda blocks the strikes from Holtz.
Daouda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Daouda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Daouda seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Holtz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Holtz is looking for a sweep. Daouda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Daouda trying to control the action but Holtz is working from the bottom.
Holtz tries to get to full guard but Daouda has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moise Daouda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moise Daouda's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Holtz misses with a kick to the body.
Holtz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daouda.
Holtz cracks Daouda with an open hand slap.
Daouda gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Holtz counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Daouda!
The strikes coming from Holtz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Holtz trying to control the action but Daouda is working from the bottom.
Holtz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ground and pound from Holtz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Holtz throws a strike aimed at the side of Daouda's head but Daouda avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holtz tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Daouda has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Holtz in side control, throwing shots but Daouda defends.
You can see the frustration on Daouda's face as Holtz controls the position.
Holtz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daouda keeps working.
Holtz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Holtz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Holtz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Holtz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Holtz takes a little break here. Daouda wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Holtz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Holtz controlling from side mount.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Daouda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daouda attempts a counter takedown but Holtz avoids it well and moves away.
Holtz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Daouda has time to react.
Holtz looks to land a body kick but Daouda moved away.
Holtz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daouda moves away.
Holtz throws a right and a left that Daouda avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holtz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daouda misses with a body kick.
Holtz blocks a leg kick.
Holtz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Daouda is fending him off so far but Holtz persists. Nope, Daouda circles away and we're back to standing.
Daouda looks to score with a jab to the body but Holtz is just out of range.
Daouda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holtz manages to avoid it.
Holtz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Holtz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Daouda counters with a single leg into guard. Holtz didn't expect that.
Daouda working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Holtz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Daouda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Daouda throws a strike but Holtz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holtz tries to free his leg and advance position but Daouda is retaining full guard.
Holtz controlling from the top position.
Holtz lands a couple of digs.
Holtz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daouda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Holtz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Daouda dives on top into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holtz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Daouda throws a big right hand that misses.
Holtz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armand Holtz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Moise Daouda's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Holtz throws a big shot that misses.
Daouda misses with a leg kick
and Holtz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Holtz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Holtz stops Daouda from standing up.
Holtz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Moise Daouda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holtz forces his way into half guard.
Daouda is looking to control Holtz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Daouda avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holtz working Daouda over with strikes.
Holtz is trying to control the action in half guard but Daouda is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Holtz in particular looking to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holtz thows a huge punch but Daouda dodges it nicely.
Holtz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Holtz trying to pass the guard but Daouda defending well.
Holtz slows the pace down in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Holtz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Holtz tries a head kick but it misses.
Daouda is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Holtz cracks the inside of Daouda's front leg.
Daouda throws a body punch but Holtz moves out of range.
Holtz thuds his right hand into Daouda's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Holtz misses with a looping left.
Holtz misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Holtz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Daouda is looking to wear down Holtz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Holtz throws a nice looking combination but Daouda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daouda jabs Holtz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Daouda misses with a body shot
and Holtz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Holtz trying to control the position from guard on top but Daouda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holtz is looking to work some ground and pound but Daouda has wrist control.
Holtz throwing strikes but missing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Holtz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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.
Daouda keeping moving, preventing Holtz from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Holtz connects with a right hand. Daouda shakes it off.
Holtz with a hook.
Holtz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Holtz throws a right and a left that Daouda avoids nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holtz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holtz throws a hook to the side of Daouda's head but Daouda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daouda is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Daouda swings for the body but Holtz moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armand Holtz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Holtz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armand Holtz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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