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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herman Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gay Pride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes's entrance music is F**king Hostile. A fine choice. Gay Pride has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Herman Holmes's chin.
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285 lbs
21 - 6 - 0 |
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207 cm
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275 lbs
11 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Herman Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gay Pride!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pride throws a sloppy head kick and Holmes moves out of range easily.
Gay Pride seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pride throws the left hand but Holmes avoids the punch easily.
Pride tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Holmes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holmes connects with a leg kick. Pride looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Holmes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pride has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pride goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pride utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pride is trying to pull guard but Holmes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pride has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Holmes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pride dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Holmes has Pride pressed against the cage, preventing Pride from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pride makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pride goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pride displaying some good clinch control by pressing Holmes up against the cage.
Holmes avoiding damage as Pride throws knees to the body.
Pride manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Holmes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pride tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Holmes smiles and moves away.
Herman Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gay Pride.
Holmes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pride pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pride has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pride taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Holmes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pride is looking to clinch but Holmes is avoiding it.
Pride fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pride moves in looking to clinch but Holmes pushes him off.
Pride fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holmes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pride throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pride misses with an uppercut. Holmes saw that one coming.
Pride misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Pride does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holmes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pride throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pride looks for the body kick but Holmes saw that one coming.
Pride gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pride goes for a takedown in the clinch but Holmes prevents it.
Holmes tries to circle away but Pride has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pride missing with knees to the body.
Holmes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holmes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pride is looking to clinch.
Pride throws the kick towards the body but Holmes avoids it.
Pride closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holmes counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmes checks a low kick from Pride.
Pride is looking to land body kicks.
Pride tries to clinch up but Holmes circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gay Pride dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A low kick from Pride misses
and Holmes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Holmes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holmes 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.
Pride closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holmes counters with a left to the body.
Pride scores with a shot to the body.
Gay Pride seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pride misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pride fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pride keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pride is looking to clinch.
Pride throws an overhand right that lands on Holmes's shoulder, as Holmes tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice uppercut there from Pride.
It looks like Herman Holmes has been cut.
Pride throws a wild body kick that Holmes sees coming a mile off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Holmes checks a leg kick.
Pride throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pride tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Holmes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pride scores with a punch to the head.
Pride throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Holmes counters with a right hand to the body.
Holmes lands with a right hand.
Pride throws a lazy head kick
and Holmes counters with a right hand to the body.
Holmes is looking to wear down Pride with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pride looks to clinch
and Holmes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pride connects with a body shot that sends Holmes's belly button to the back.
Pride thows a body shot but no joy.
Pride moves into the clinch.
Pride tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Holmes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Pride misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Holmes blocks the leg kick.
Pride throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pride fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holmes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Pride misses.
Pride misses with a leg kick.
Pride tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pride lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holmes's sensitive parts.
Pride doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmes circles away.
Holmes keeps the fight on the outside.
Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but Pride is just out of range.
Holmes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pride is looking to clinch but Holmes is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pride scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pride swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pride tries to clinch but Holmes moves out of range.
Pride throws a right hand that misses
and Holmes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pride tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holmes blocks a head kick by Pride.
A big right from Holmes misses.
Pride throws a lazy uppercut
and Holmes counters with a big head kick but Pride shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pride.
Pride throws a right and a left that Holmes avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gay Pride showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Herman Holmes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pride swinging wildly here.
Pride will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice jab there from Pride.
Pride tries to clinch up.
Pride misses with a low kick.
Pride throws a head kick that misses
and Holmes counters with a nice body shot.
Pride fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holmes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pride. Pride obviously looking to wear him down.
Pride throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pride clinches with his opponent.
Holmes tries to circle away but Pride has him pinned against the cage.
Pride is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holmes is defending well for now.
Pride with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Holmes has had enough of the clinch but Pride keeps him there for the moment.
Holmes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pride tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pride cracks Holmes with a good jab.
Holmes swats away the attempt to clinch by Pride.
Pride looks to land a combination but Holmes avoids it well.
Herman Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pride is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pride lands a jab to Holmes's midsection.
Pride tries to clinch up but Holmes circles away and keeps his distance.
Pride lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
Holmes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pride.
Pride jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pride fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pride looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pride avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pride tries to clinch up
and Holmes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pride lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pride moves into the clinch.
Pride lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes managing to block the knees to the body from Pride.
Pride turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Pride cracks Holmes with a big right hand but Holmes just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Holmes is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pride connects with a decent elbow.
Pride working the ground and pound from side control.
Herman Holmes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pride is chipping away with strikes.
Holmes is rocked!
Jeez, Herman Holmes's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Herman Holmes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gay Pride!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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