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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Holister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cid Saturday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Holister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cid Saturday!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saturday fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Holister, pushing him back against the cage.
Saturday tries to land a knee to the head but Holister blocks with his arms.
Saturday escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saturday clinches up with Holister and pushes him back against the cage.
Holister wants to get back to striking at distance but Saturday won't allow it.
Saturday tries for a takedown but Holister manages to get underhooks.
Holister's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holister could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Holister lands with a left to the head.
Saturday will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Holister up against the cage.
Saturday is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holister gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holister just misses with a elbow thrown towards Saturday's brow.
Saturday's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Saturday cracks Holister with a nice body shot.
Holister is trying to drag Saturday to the mat but Saturday just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Saturday ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Saturday no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Holister wanted to stand there but Saturday had control of the position.
Holister stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saturday swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saturday wants to sweep but no luck.
Saturday is working an open guard so Holister takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Saturday shoots in for a takedown but Holister shows good takedown defense.
Liam Holister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cid Saturday.
Saturday throws a head kick but Holister moves out of range.
Saturday will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Saturday fails with an attempt to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Saturday scores with a four punch combination!
Holister clinches but Saturday breaks the clinch
and Saturday counters with a three punch combo that has Holister backing up. Holister nods at Saturday to acknowledge the strikes.
Holister misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holister fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saturday closes the distance and pushes Holister back into the cage.
Holister has had enough of the clinch but Saturday keeps him there for the moment.
Holister trying to control the position but instead, Saturday has worked for underhooks and has pushed Holister into the cage.
Saturday is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holister gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Saturday pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holister works Saturday's body with a nice hook.
Saturday looks gassed!
Holister avoids the body shot from Saturday.
Saturday dives in and grabs Holister's left leg, looking for a takedown. Holister pushes down on Saturday's head and hops out.
Holister tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Saturday counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holister takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saturday decides to pull guard.
Holister trying to control the position from guard on top but Saturday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holister is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Saturday is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Holister pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Saturday is keeping the position for now.
Holister wants to stand and escape but instead Saturday has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Saturday 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.
Holister wants to stand up but Saturday is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Saturday postures up in Holister's guard and throws a big left but Holister blocks it.
Saturday won't allow Holister to sweep him here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Holister stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Holister wants it to stay on the feet.
Saturday closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Holister jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Saturday walks away with a smile on his face. Holister gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Holister digs a good hook to Saturday's body.
Holister throws a head kick but Saturday moves out of range.
Holister has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holister jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Saturday walks away with a smile on his face. Holister gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Saturday tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holister swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holister throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holister lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cid Saturday will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Saturday tries for a takedown but Holister sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Holister fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holister misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saturday is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saturday fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Holister pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cid Saturday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Saturday misses
and Holister counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Holister.
Saturday gets underhooks to prevent Holister's takedown attempt.
Saturday cracks Holister with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saturday lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holister backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Holister's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Holister wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saturday tries to land knees in the clinch but Holister avoids the damage to the body.
Holister is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Saturday is pushing Holister up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Saturday lands a body punch.
Saturday is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saturday tries for a takedown but Holister manages to get underhooks.
Liam Holister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cid Saturday.
Holister goes for a takedown in the clinch but Saturday prevents it.
Holister looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Saturday tries to pull guard but Holister holds him up against the cage and eventually Saturday drops back down to his feet.
Saturday lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saturday has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Holister is trying to keep an underhook but Saturday manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Holister might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Holister pushes Saturday off and gets back to his feet.
Holister cracks Saturday with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Liam Holister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holister shoots in for a double leg but Saturday sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Saturday tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holister stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Holister wants it to stay on the feet.
Holister shoots in but no luck this time.
Saturday tries for a takedown but Holister circles away easily
and Holister counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holister tries for a takedown but Saturday circles away easily
and Saturday counters by moving into the clinch.
Holister is looking to break free of the clinch but Saturday has double underhooks.
Saturday tries for a takedown. No joy.
Holister manages to break the clinch.
Holister shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Saturday but Saturday pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Saturday darts in and clinches Holister up against the cage.
Saturday blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saturday working Holister over with knees to the body.
Saturday stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Saturday.
Saturday lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holister backwards.
Holister looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saturday manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Saturday pulls Holister in close to his closed guard and prevents Holister from doing any damage or advancing position.
Holister trying to control but Saturday is working from the bottom.
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.
Saturday has his hands on Holister's head, controlling the position.
Holister tries to free his leg and advance position but Saturday is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holister trying to control but Saturday is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cid Saturday 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. This is the final round!
Holister shoots in and drives through. Saturday sprawls well.
Holister closes the distance but Saturday moves to the side
and Holister takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saturday shoots in for a takedown but Holister shows good takedown defense.
Holister tries to clinch up
and Saturday holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Saturday effectively controlling the action here.
Holister tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Saturday just stands there and leans against the cage.
Saturday escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saturday circles away from the clinch attempt
so Saturday counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Saturday takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saturday controlling from the top position.
Saturday is fighting to break Holister's control of his arms but Holister is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Holister has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Saturday trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saturday won't allow Holister to sweep him here.
Holister has control of Saturday's left arm, preventing Saturday from doing any damage.
Holister is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Holister trying to control the action but Saturday is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Holister thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Saturday to regain full guard.
Holister throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saturday works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Holister trying to stand up but can't free himself from Saturday's guard.
Holister trying to control but Saturday is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holister is looking to work some ground and pound but Saturday has wrist control.
Holister missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Saturday tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holister swivels and escapes.
Holister shoots for a takedown but Saturday saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Holister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saturday closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Holister tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holister is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Saturday asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saturday trying to control the position but Holister is working away.
Holister struggling a bit here.
Holister tries to escape but Saturday is in control.
Cid Saturday is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holister is trying to control Saturday's posture but Saturday avoids it.
Holister manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Holister wants to get back to his feet.
Liam Holister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Saturday scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cid Saturday comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Saturday 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cid Saturday!
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FIGHT
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