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QFC Tournament 1069 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Gaethje (ranked 4221 p4p, 4277 weight class) and Scott Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 486 weight class). Norton is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Regulators by - Warren G. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Justin Gaethje!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott Norton!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton looks to land a combination but Gaethje avoids it well.
Gaethje was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Gaethje.
Gaethje uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norton.
Gaethje swings widly with a right hand
enabling Norton to counter with a crisp jab.
Gaethje throws out a loose jab but Norton uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Norton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gaethje doesn't seem phased though.
Gaethje throws a lazy uppercut
letting Norton counter with a right hand.
Norton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gaethje throws a combination that misses
and Norton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gaethje swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gaethje doesn't seem bothered though.
Norton slips under a jab from Gaethje.
Gaethje gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaethje cracks Norton on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Norton falls backwards against the cage. Gaethje follows up with more strikes that drop Norton to his knees. Gaethje keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Norton! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Gaethje!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cannon Hinnant (ranked 4416 p4p, 4276 weight class) and Cleveland Steamer (ranked 0 p4p, 485 weight class). Cannon Hinnant could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cleveland Steamer's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cannon Hinnant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cleveland Steamer!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steamer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hinnant moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Steamer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cleveland Steamer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steamer's corner calls for a 1-2. Steamer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Steamer lands a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Steamer, as that shot connected.
Steamer scores with the left hand. Hinnant knows he should have avoided that one.
Steamer connects with a body shot.
Hinnant really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Steamer sizes up Hinnant with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steamer scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steamer scores with a hook to the body. Hinnant takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steamer tries to bum rush Hinnant with a series of wild strikes but Hinnant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steamer cracks Hinnant with an open hand slap.
Steamer lands a head shot.
Steamer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch combination from Steamer misses.
Steamer scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Steamer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hinnant doesn't seem phased though.
Steamer lands with a cross.
No joy there for Steamer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steamer connects with a jab.
Hinnant takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steamer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hinnant's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Steamer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hinnant scrambles back to his feet.
Steamer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hinnant takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Steamer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Steamer.
Steamer throws a combination. Hinnant tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheers as Steamer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hinnant doesn't seem phased though.
Steamer connects with a body shot that sends Hinnant's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steamer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Steamer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Steamer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Steamer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hinnant moves forwards but Steamer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Steamer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Steamer lands a right hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Steamer.
Steamer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cleveland Steamer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hinnant slips a jab from Steamer.
Hinnant appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steamer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hinnant walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Steamer swinging wildly here.
Hinnant feinted with a counter takedown.
Steamer takes a swing at Hinnant's ribcage but misses.
Hinnant drops down looking for a counter takedown but Steamer sprawls and moves away.
A big left from Steamer misses.
Hinnant half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Steamer lands a body shot.
Steamer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hinnant at a distance.
Hinnant shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Steamer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cleveland Steamer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Steamer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steamer.
Steamer throws a right and a left that Hinnant avoids nicely.
Hinnant half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Steamer lands a jab to Hinnant's midsection.
Steamer connects with a single shot there.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hinnant might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hinnant takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cleveland Steamer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steamer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hinnant takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Steamer digs a good hook to Hinnant's body.
Hinnant ducks right into an uppercut from Steamer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Steamer.
Steamer lands a lovely overhand right.
Steamer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hinnant has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A big right from Steamer misses.
Hinnant feinted with a counter takedown.
Hinnant walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Steamer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hinnant attempts a counter takedown but Steamer avoids it well and moves away.
Steamer misses with an uppercut. Hinnant saw that one coming.
Steamer throws a series of punches but Hinnant avoids them all with ease.
Steamer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steamer misses with a body shot.
Hinnant appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steamer connects with a body shot.
Steamer is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Steamer.
Hinnant looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steamer scores with a jab.
Steamer stuns Hinnant with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steamer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steamer scores with a hook to the body. Hinnant takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hinnant closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Steamer throws a jab but it's blocked by Hinnant.
Hinnant drops down looking for a counter takedown but Steamer sprawls and moves away.
Steamer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steamer lands with a good body shot.
Steamer throws a hook to the side of Hinnant's head but Hinnant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hinnant tries to counter with a takedown but Steamer is quick to defend against it.
Steamer connects with the punch.
Steamer digs a good hook to Hinnant's body.
Steamer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hinnant drops down looking for a counter takedown but Steamer sprawls and moves away.
Hinnant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steamer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Steamer scores with a jab to the head.
A lazy left from Steamer finds it's target.
Steamer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hinnant was well out of range. Poor timing from Steamer.
Hinnant half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steamer. Hinnant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steamer lands a jab to Hinnant's midsection.
A slow jab from Steamer misses its intended target.
Hinnant half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steamer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some wild striking there from Steamer.
Hinnant drops down looking for a counter takedown but Steamer sprawls and moves away.
Steamer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hinnant manages to avoid it.
Hinnant appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hinnant takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hinnant slips under a jab from Steamer.
Hinnant drops down looking for a counter takedown but Steamer sprawls and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cleveland Steamer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Steamer throws an overhand right that lands on Hinnant's shoulder, as Hinnant tries to avoid the shot.
Steamer cracks Hinnant with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Steamer scores with a body shot.
Steamer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Steamer duly obliges.
Steamer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hinnant attempts a counter takedown but Steamer avoids it well and moves away.
Steamer thuds a left hand into Hinnant's body.
Steamer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hinnant has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steamer throws a series of punches but Hinnant moves out of range.
Steamer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hinnant walks into a stiff left hand from Steamer.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hinnant. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Steamer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steamer throws a shot from downtown. Hinnant moves away and avoids it.
Hinnant tries to counter with a takedown but Steamer is quick to defend against it.
Steamer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fighters circling - Steamer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steamer lands with a nice combination. Hinnant backs away looking to recover.
Steamer looks to land a left hand but Hinnant moved out of range nicely.
Steamer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steamer cracks a nice hook into Hinnant's ribs.
Hinnant takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steamer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steamer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hinnant feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steamer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hinnant manages to avoid it.
Hinnant appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Steamer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hinnant attempts a counter takedown but Steamer avoids it well and moves away.
Steamer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steamer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hinnant counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hinnant thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steamer's head.
Steamer has hold of Hinnant's hands but Hinnant slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Steamer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hinnant.
Hinnant drops an elbow to the side of Steamer's head.
Hinnant throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hinnant thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steamer's head.
Hinnant missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hinnant throwing shots but Steamer is blocking nicely.
Steamer trying to hold on to Hinnant's head to control him but Hinnant postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinnant working over Steamer with some ground and pound. Steamer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hinnant takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hinnant missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hinnant working Steamer over with strikes.
Hinnant scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
 Steamer is rocked!
Hinnant lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Steamer quite badly. Steamer pulls Hinnant in close trying to recover. Hinnant postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Steamer on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Steamer doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cannon Hinnant!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bo Mheng (ranked 4245 p4p, 4236 weight class) and Jabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Nurmagomedov's choice of entrance music: MMA Entrance Music / Khabib Nurmagomedov. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bo Mheng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jabib Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov tries to bum rush Mheng with a series of wild strikes but Mheng uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mheng takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nurmagomedov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mheng attempts a counter takedown but Nurmagomedov avoids it well and moves away.
No joy there for Nurmagomedov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nurmagomedov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mheng tries to counter with a takedown but Nurmagomedov is quick to defend against it.
Nurmagomedov scores with a jab.
Nurmagomedov lands a jab-cross combination.
Nurmagomedov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nurmagomedov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nurmagomedov cracks Mheng with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmagomedov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mheng attempts a counter takedown but Nurmagomedov avoids it well and moves away.
Nurmagomedov thows a leg kick but Mheng checks it
and Mheng counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mheng drops back looking for a leg! Nurmagomedov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nurmagomedov manages to kick Mheng off! Mheng jumps back into Nurmagomedov's guard.
Mheng is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nurmagomedov is looking to stand up but Mheng isn't so interested in that idea.
Mheng slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mheng is working to tighten his grip on Nurmagomedov's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Nurmagomedov has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Mheng is really squeezing tight and eventually Nurmagomedov passes out! Mheng breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bo Mheng!
A victorious Bo Mheng thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Thompson (ranked 4524 p4p, 4214 weight class) and Eric Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Thompson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Holliday!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Holliday swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holliday! But no joy.
Thompson looks to clinch
and Holliday makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thompson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holliday avoids it really well and circles away.
Thompson misses with a hook to the body
and Holliday counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson moves into range and clinches up with Holliday.
Thompson jumps guard but Holliday stands there with Thompson around his waist. Thompson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thompson taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Thompson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Despite the aggression on Holliday's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Thompson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Holliday's waist but Holliday gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thompson off to one side.
Holliday swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holliday paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holliday! But no joy.
Thompson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Holliday defends it nicely.
Holliday is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thompson on the side of the head.
Thompson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Holliday sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thompson somewhat.
Holliday swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thompson fails with the takedown
and Holliday counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thompson thows a leg kick but Holliday checks it
and Holliday counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thompson throws a combination that misses
and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holliday now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Thompson takes a swing at Holliday's ribcage but misses.
Anthony Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson clinches up with Holliday and pushes him back against the cage.
Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses
and Holliday counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Thompson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Holliday counters with a series of strikes. Thompson will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thompson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Holliday counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thompson wants to clinch
and Holliday counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thompson shoots in looking for a takedown. Holliday tries to sprawl out of it but Thompson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Holliday manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holliday! But no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
Holliday doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Holliday as he avoids it easily.
Holliday doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Thompson wants to clinch
and Holliday counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Holliday dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thompson fails with the takedown
and Holliday counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thompson takes the fight into the clinch.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Holliday to counter with a crisp jab.
Thompson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holliday counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson throws a head kick but Holliday moves out of range.
Holliday looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thompson tries to clinch up
and Holliday cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holliday circles away from the clinch attempt
and Holliday cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thompson shoots in for a double leg but Holliday sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Thompson . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A little jabbing left from Holliday on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thompson throws a combination that misses
and Holliday cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holliday cracks a nice hook into Thompson 's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson closes the distance but Holliday moves to the side
and Holliday counters with a straight right hand.
Thompson misses with a takedown
and Holliday counters with a left to the body.
Holliday might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses
and Holliday counters with a left to the body.
Holliday thuds a left hand into Thompson 's body.
Thompson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Holliday counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Anthony Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holliday throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thompson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Eric Holliday is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holliday digs a good hook to Thompson 's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Holliday.
Holliday changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Holliday lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Holliday connects with a nice looking jab.
Thompson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holliday! But no joy.
Holliday lands a right hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Holliday.
Thompson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to clinch but Holliday moves away
and Holliday cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 Thompson is rocked!
Holliday catches Thompson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oh Thompson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eric Holliday seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Holliday. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Holliday.
Thompson moves to clinch but Holliday breaks away
and Holliday counters with a left right combination that sends Thompson crashing to the mat - Holliday wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Thompson out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Holliday!
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