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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Holly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holly has chosen Gotham Road - On My Way as his entrance music. Hank Holly struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hank Holly!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson moves into the clinch.
Holly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holly gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nelson.
Nelson goes for a takedown attempt but Holly pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nelson feints and as Holly raises his hands in defense, Nelson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Holly keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Nelson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Holly kicks Nelson off and gets to his feet.
Hank Holly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holly closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Holly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holly breaks the clinch.
Holly cracks a nice hook into Nelson's ribs.
Nelson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Holly to score with a decent uppercut.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holly pinned against the cage. Holly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunnar Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Holly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nelson. Nelson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Holly on the inside.
Holly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Holly lands a nice uppercut.
Holly misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holly.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holly.
Holly is leaning against Nelson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Holly lands with a left to the head.
Holly misses with some punches.
Holly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Holly lands a shoulder strike.
Nelson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Holly smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holly moves into range and clinches up with Nelson.
Holly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holly pinned against the cage. Holly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Holly takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Nelson shoots for a takedown but Holly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nelson walks into a straight right hand from Holly.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Holly keeps it at a distance.
Holly lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holly lands with a right hand.
Holly misses with a wild body shot.
Nelson looks for a takedown but Holly sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Holly.
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holly.
Holly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nelson circles away quickly and effectively.
Nelson shoots in for a double leg but Holly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nelson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Holly counters by clinching up.
Holly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nelson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holly has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Holly.
Holly lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson looking to slow down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Holly.
Holly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Holly lands a shoulder strike.
Holly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nelson fails to pull guard.
A short left from Holly.
Nelson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Holly smiles and moves away.
Jab by Holly.
Holly punishes Nelson's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nelson momentarily.
Nelson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Holly scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nelson is rocked!
Holly clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Holly 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.
A punch combination from Holly misses.
Holly looks to land a left hand but Nelson moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Holly misses.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hank Holly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nelson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holly is fending him off so far but Nelson persists. Nope, Holly circles away and we're back to standing.
Holly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holly throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.
Holly scores with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Holly. No joy for Nelson on that attempt.
Holly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holly lands a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson is working for takedown but Holly is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunnar Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holly prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nelson takes a shot to the head.
Holly scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Holly manages to break the clinch.
Holly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holly goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nelson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jab by Holly.
Oh Nelson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holly misses with a double jab.
Nelson seems to have got his legs back now.
Holly moves into range and clinches up with Nelson.
Holly pushes Nelson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Holly.
Holly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nelson.
Holly scores with a shoulder strike.
Holly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Holly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Holly pushes Nelson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Holly is pressed up against the cage. Nelson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Holly down to the mat. Holly avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Holly misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nelson, pushing him back against the cage.
Holly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nelsons head.
Holly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Holly.
Holly is trying to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling him.
Holly misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Holly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holly lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Holly.
Nelson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Holly lands with a right to the head.
Holly scores with a shot to the side of Nelson's head.
Holly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Holly manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Holly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holly throws a hook but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson closes the distance but Holly moves to the side
and Holly counters with a left to the body.
Nelson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Holly lands with a nice combination. Nelson backs away looking to recover.
A lazy left from Holly finds it's target.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Holly circles away easily
and Holly counters with a stiff right hand.
Nelson drops his hands momentarily and Holly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Holly lands a right hook to the body.
Nelson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holly connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Holly to counter with a crisp jab.
Nelson looks for a takedown but Holly sprawls well.
Holly scores with a body shot.
Holly throws a combination that misses
and Nelson counters with a takedown into side control.
Nelson working the ground and pound but Holly is defending the strikes.
Holly is trying to buck Nelson off.
Holly is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Holly, who protects the arm well.
Holly is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Holly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Holly looks to land a left hand but Nelson moved out of range nicely.
Holly lands with an overhand left.
Holly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab by Holly.
Horrible takedown by Nelson or perhaps it was just good defense by Holly which made him look bad.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Holly fails to land with a series of punches.
Holly misses with a straight right.
Holly misses with a body shot.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Holly keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Holly counters by moving into the clinch.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holly working aggressively here.
Holly throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Nelson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Holly smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunnar Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holly as he jumps to the side.
Nelson keeps Holly at a distance using the push kick.
Holly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson shoots for a takedown but Holly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Holly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nelson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nelson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holly lands with a nice combination. Nelson backs away looking to recover.
Holly goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Holly lands a jab-cross combination.
Nelson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Holly counters by moving into the clinch.
Nelson is trying to stall.
Holly manages to break the clinch.
Holly throws out a powerful jab.
Nelson shoots and misses
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot lands for Holly.
Nelson connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Nelson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Holly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holly misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nelson.
Holly fails to land with a series of punches.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nelson wants to clinch.
A combination from Holly does no damage.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Holly circles away.
Nelson shoots in and drives through. Holly sprawls well.
Holly has closed the distance and engaged Nelson in a clinch.
Holly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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.
Holly lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Holly.
Nelson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Holly just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nelson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Holly prevents it.
Nelson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A short right from Holly on the inside.
Holly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nelsons head.
Nelson jumps guard but Holly stands there with Nelson around his waist. Nelson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Holly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nelson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nelson.
A jab from Holly finds it's way through Nelson's defenses.
Gunnar Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hank Holly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holly cracks Nelson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice shot lands for Holly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Holly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Holly 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Holly!
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