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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rex Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Holmstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axel Holmstrom is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 London, Rex Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Axel Holmstrom!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris tries to land a body kick
and Holmstrom counters by clinching up.
Holmstrom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee calls for Holmstrom to work.
Harris tries for a takedown but Holmstrom manages to get underhooks.
Holmstrom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harris jumps guard but Holmstrom stands there with Harris around his waist. Harris gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Holmstrom walks away with a smile on his face. Harris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmstrom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmstrom clinches with his opponent.
Holmstrom stalling against the cage.
Holmstrom trying to land knees to the body.
Harris can't break the clinch.
Holmstrom throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Harris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harris goes for a takedown in the clinch but Holmstrom prevents it.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holmstrom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holmstrom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmstrom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris wants to break free but Holmstrom has control.
Holmstrom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holmstrom just leaning against Harris, taking a breather.
Harris tries to break free but Holmstrom pushes him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harris.
Holmstrom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holmstrom displaying some good clinch control by pressing Harris up against the cage.
Holmstrom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmstrom slows down the pace here.
Harris has had enough of the clinch but Holmstrom keeps him there for the moment.
Holmstrom misses with a knee to the head.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holmstrom is pressed up against the cage. Harris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Holmstrom down to the mat. Holmstrom avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harris cracks a nice hook into Holmstrom's ribs.
Holmstrom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holmstrom as he jumps to the side.
Rex Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Holmstrom tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Holmstrom tries to clinch but Harris moves away
and Harris counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Holmstrom!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris tries to control but Holmstrom wriggling away.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Harris with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris is looking to stand but Harris has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rex Harris will probably get the nod.
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.
Holmstrom looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
Harris has a takedown stuffed.
Holmstrom fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harris, pushing him back against the cage.
Holmstrom lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Holmstrom is pressed up against the cage. Harris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Holmstrom down to the mat. Holmstrom avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Holmstrom misses with a wild body shot.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Holmstrom moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
A cross from Harris lands.
Holmstrom has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Holmstrom walks away with a smile on his face. Harris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmstrom moves into the clinch successfully.
Harris is trying to trip Holmstrom. He has hold of a leg but Holmstrom is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Harris persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harris wants to control from the top but Holmstrom keeps moving.
Holmstrom managing to control the position.
Harris drops back looking for a leg! Holmstrom is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Holmstrom manages to kick Harris off! Harris jumps back into Holmstrom's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmstrom is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Harris trying to control but Holmstrom is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Holmstrom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holmstrom rushes Harris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Holmstrom tries a knee to the head but Harris blocks it.
Harris tries to work over Holmstrom's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Holmstrom lands with a short shot to the head.
Holmstrom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmstrom is pressed up against the cage. Harris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Holmstrom down to the mat. Holmstrom avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holmstrom stuffs the takedown.
Some bone on bone action there as Holmstrom checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Holmstrom defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harris.
Holmstrom has managed to clinch.
Holmstrom misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holmstrom content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Holmstrom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Holmstrom lands a good knee to the midsection. Harris won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Holmstrom 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!
Holmstrom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harris. That did some damage!
Harris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holmstrom tries to avoid it but Harris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holmstrom to the ground. Holmstrom escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Holmstrom scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harris in his tracks.
Holmstrom throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Harris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Holmstrom, pushing him back against the cage.
Holmstrom is pressed up against the cage. Harris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Holmstrom down to the mat. Holmstrom avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Holmstrom circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmstrom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holmstrom gets a clinch.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Holmstrom won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Holmstrom.
A bit of stalling here from Holmstrom.
Harris takes a knee right on the jaw!
Holmstrom landing knees to the body.
Holmstrom leaning against his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Holmstrom.
Harris misses with a knee to the head.
Holmstrom holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Holmstrom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmstrom tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Holmstrom back against the cage.
Axel Holmstrom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holmstrom utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Holmstrom unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Holmstrom.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Holmstrom has Harris pushed against the cage.
Holmstrom trying to land knees to the body.
Harris is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Holmstrom pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmstrom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Holmstrom stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Holmstrom trying to land knees to the body.
Holmstrom is pushing Harris up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Holmstrom misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmstrom lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harris.
Holmstrom avoids a wild elbow strike from Harris.
Holmstrom lands a nice knee to the body.
Holmstrom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Holmstrom stalling in the clinch.
Holmstrom connects with a knee to the head.
Come on Holmstrom - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris tries to stall but Holmstrom uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Holmstrom cracks Harris with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Axel Holmstrom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Holmstrom 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Axel Holmstrom!
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G |
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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