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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Preston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Holyfield!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preston moves in looking to clinch but Holyfield pushes him off.
Holyfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Preston slips a straight right by Holyfield.
Holyfield throws a hook but Preston avoids it easily.
Holyfield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Preston lands with a nice body kick.
Joe Holyfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Preston throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Joe Holyfield has been cut.
Holyfield throws out a loose jab but Preston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Preston lands with a nice body kick.
Holyfield misses with a double jab.
Preston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holyfield scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Preston doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Holyfield misses.
Jab, jab by Preston - just one landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Holyfield crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Preston - the referee stops the clock and Holyfield gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Preston. Holyfield manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Holyfield looks gassed!
Preston clinches up against the cage.
Preston prevents Holyfield from breaking the clinch.
Preston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holyfield or not.
Preston gets through Holyfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Preston.
Preston gets through Holyfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Preston lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
Holyfield letting Preston take a breather here.
Preston lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
Preston lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Preston.
Preston lands with a short shot to the head.
Preston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Preston.
Preston digs a right hand underneath Holyfield's ribcage. Holyfield let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Preston lands a body punch in the clinch.
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!
Preston stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Preston lands with a short shot to the head.
Preston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Preston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Preston presses Holyfield against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Holyfield being controlled against the cage.
A body shot lands from Preston.
Preston digs a right hand underneath Holyfield's ribcage. Holyfield let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Holyfield is looking to break free of the clinch but Preston has double underhooks.
Holyfield has had enough of the clinch but Preston keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Preston scores with a nice short uppercut.
Preston working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That has opened up Joe Holyfield's cut even more.
Preston putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Holyfield in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Preston lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston is leaning against Holyfield and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Preston stalling the fight.
Preston lands a body punch.
Preston lands a body punch.
Preston lands a nice shot to the body.
Preston lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Preston lands with a left to the head.
Preston lands a good knee to the midsection. Holyfield won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Preston - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Preston - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Preston.
Preston pushes Holyfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Preston lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
Preston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Preston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Holyfield.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Preston lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston lands with a right to the head.
Holyfield misses with a body punch.
Preston lands a body shot.
Preston lands a body punch in the clinch.
Preston pushes Holyfield back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Preston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Preston scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Preston.
A body shot lands from Preston.
Preston scores with a shot to the side of Holyfield's head.
A bit of stalling here from Preston.
Preston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Preston has Holyfield pressed against the cage, preventing Holyfield from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holyfield can't break the clinch.
Preston lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Preston as the two fighters clinch.
Preston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Preston lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Preston pushes Holyfield back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Preston lands a nice uppercut.
Preston lands a hook that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Preston gets through Holyfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Holyfield is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Preston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston works on Holyfield's body with a couple of short punches.
Preston scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Preston.
Nice body punch from Preston - that landed with a thud.
Preston with a knee to the head.
Preston presses Holyfield against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Preston taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Preston obliges.
Preston stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Preston works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Preston scores with a shot to the side of Holyfield's head.
Preston lands a body shot.
Holyfield looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Preston lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Preston - that landed with a thud.
Preston works on Holyfield's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holyfield's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holyfield.
Holyfield has had enough of the clinch but Preston keeps him there for the moment.
Preston scores with a hook to the body.
Preston prevents Holyfield from breaking the clinch.
Holyfield looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Preston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Holyfield's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Preston has taken the fight to the clinch.
Preston works on Holyfield's body with a couple of short punches.
Thomas Preston has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Holyfield wants to break the clinch but can't.
Preston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holyfield can do to turn this around?
Holyfield looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holyfield tries to circle away but Preston has him pinned against the cage.
Preston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Preston has Holyfield pressed against the cage, preventing Holyfield from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Preston.
Good body shot from Preston.
Preston lands a body punch.
Preston scores with a shot to the side of Holyfield's head.
Preston digs a right hand into Holyfield's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holyfield's gas tank.
Preston cracks Holyfield with a nice body shot.
Preston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holyfield or not.
Preston lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Preston.
Preston lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Preston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Preston lands a shot to the body.
Preston is working Holyfield over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hand to the body from Preston.
Preston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Preston lands a body punch in the clinch.
Preston stalling in the clinch.
Preston lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Holyfield's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Preston pushes Holyfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holyfield takes a shot to the head.
Preston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Holyfield.
Preston lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Preston as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Preston.
A right handed body shot lands from Preston.
Preston digs a right hand underneath Holyfield's ribcage. Holyfield let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Preston lands a body shot in the clinch.
Preston has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Preston is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Holyfield is trying to force a seperation but Preston has the dominant position.
Holyfield takes a knee to the side of the body.
Preston landing knees to the body.
Preston controlling the action here for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Preston.
Preston with a knee to the head.
Preston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Preston.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Preston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston works on Holyfield's body with a couple of short punches.
Preston cracks Holyfield with a nice body shot.
Preston is leaning against Holyfield and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Preston.
A left hand lands to the body for Preston.
A short right from Preston.
Holyfield misses with a punch to the body.
Preston lands a body punch in the clinch.
Preston avoiding damage.
Preston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holyfield or not.
Holyfield has had enough of the clinch but Preston keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Preston.
Holyfield is trying to force a seperation but Preston has the dominant position.
Holyfield has had enough of the clinch but Preston keeps him there for the moment.
Preston pushes Holyfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Preston manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Preston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Holyfield is trying to force a seperation but Preston has the dominant position.
Preston is leaning against Holyfield and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Preston.
Preston cracks Holyfield with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Preston has Holyfield pressed against the cage, preventing Holyfield from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Preston lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Preston.
A short body shot lands from Preston as the two fighters clinch.
Preston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Holyfield.
Preston lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Preston takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Preston gets through Holyfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Preston is pushing Holyfield up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Preston pushes Holyfield back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Preston lands a body punch.
Preston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Holyfield is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Holyfield is looking to break free of the clinch but Preston has double underhooks.
Holyfield is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Preston lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Preston creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Preston presses Holyfield against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Holyfield wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Preston lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Preston - that landed with a thud.
Preston lands a body shot in the clinch.
Preston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Preston digs a right hand underneath Holyfield's ribcage. Holyfield let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Preston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Preston lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Preston as the two fighters clinch.
Holyfield's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Preston lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Preston lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Preston.
Preston with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The cut above Joe Holyfield's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Holyfield is trying to break free.
A right hand to the body from Preston.
Preston lands a knee to the head.
Preston'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.
A right hook to the body lands for Preston.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Preston pushes Holyfield back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Preston lands a body punch.
Preston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holyfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Preston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Preston dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Holyfield's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Preston with a jab.
Preston takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slapping body kick lands there for Preston.
Preston closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Preston digs a right hand underneath Holyfield's ribcage. Holyfield let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Holyfield working hard to break the clinch.
Preston has Holyfield pressed against the cage, preventing Holyfield from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short body shot lands from Preston as the two fighters clinch.
Preston lands a shot to the body.
Preston lands a body punch.
Holyfield being controlled against the cage.
Preston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Preston.
Holyfield wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Preston pushes Holyfield back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Preston digs a right hand into Holyfield's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holyfield's gas tank.
Preston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Preston stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holyfield is trying to break free.
Holyfield has had enough of the clinch but Preston keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
Preston lands a body punch in the clinch.
Preston lands a shot to the body.
Preston lands an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Preston obliges.
A body shot lands from Preston.
Preston works on Holyfield's body with a couple of short punches.
Preston with a knee to the head.
Preston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Holyfield.
Holyfield wants to break free but Preston has control.
A short right from Preston on the inside.
Preston stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Preston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Holyfield wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Preston has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Preston.
Knees in the clinch landing for Preston.
Preston crunches a lovely knee into Holyfield's ribcage.
Holyfield can't break the clinch.
Preston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Preston cracks Holyfield with a nice body shot.
Preston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Preston lands an uppercut.
Preston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Preston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Holyfield.
Joe Holyfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Preston works on Holyfield's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
A left hand lands to the body for Preston.
Preston lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Preston lands a left hand.
Preston lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
Holyfield tries to break the clinch but Preston is controlling the position.
Holyfield tries to break free but Preston pushes him back against the cage.
Preston is working Holyfield over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Preston.
Preston works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Preston is working Holyfield over against the cage.
Preston lands a body shot in the clinch.
Preston pushes Holyfield back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Preston lands a body punch.
Preston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holyfield or not.
Preston pushes Holyfield back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Preston.
Preston gets through Holyfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Preston prevents Holyfield from breaking the clinch.
Preston lands a nice knee to the body.
Preston working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Preston.
Preston lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston leaning against his opponent.
Holyfield tries to throw a body punch but Preston avoids it by throwing Holyfield back against the cage.
Preston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holyfield or not.
Preston cracks Holyfield with a nice body shot.
A short right from Preston.
Nice body punch from Preston - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Preston.
A right handed body shot lands from Preston.
Nice body punch from Preston.
Preston pushes Holyfield back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Preston lands a body shot.
Preston works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Preston stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Preston scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Preston.
Good body shot from Preston.
Preston lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Preston.
Nice body punch from Preston - that landed with a thud.
Preston pushes Holyfield back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Preston pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Preston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Preston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holyfield or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Preston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Preston lands a left hand.
Preston leaning against his opponent.
Preston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Preston.
Preston scores a nice knee to the body.
Preston blocks a body shot from Holyfield.
Preston digs a right hand underneath Holyfield's ribcage. Holyfield let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Preston lands a body punch in the clinch.
Preston lands a body shot in the clinch.
Preston presses Holyfield against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Preston lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Preston.
Holyfield misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Preston.
Preston just leaning against Holyfield, taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Preston.
Preston scores with a hook to the body.
Preston works on Holyfield's body with a couple of short punches.
Preston is working Holyfield over against the cage.
Thomas Preston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body punch from Preston - that landed with a thud.
Preston lands a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Preston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Preston has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:24
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:24
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Preston!
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