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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sky Scrape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is All of the Lights. The crowd seem to be enjoying Scrape's choice of entrance music: Jark Prongo - Movin through your system. Sky Scrape will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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217 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class 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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sky Scrape!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scrape fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Holmes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Holmes connects with a high kick.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Scrape.
Scrape misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Holmes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scrape works Holmes's body with a nice hook.
Scrape pivots, looking for a leg kick but Holmes is out of range and Scrape settles back down.
Scrape works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
Scrape displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holmes throws out the jab.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
Scrape connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scrape throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Scrape keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scrape.
Holmes throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Scrape.
Scrape takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holmes scores with a shot to the body.
Scrape lands a nice shot that snaps Holmes's head back.
Scrape walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Scrape keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Scrape - that will leave a mark!
Nice jab there from Scrape.
Scrape fails with a takedown attempt.
Scrape goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good shot there by Holmes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scrape manages to avoid it.
Holmes is looking to wear down Scrape with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Holmes.
Scrape walks into a stiff left hand from Holmes.
Scrape scores with a sloppy right hand. Holmes should have avoided that one.
Holmes throws a leg kick
and Scrape counters with a nice low kick that buckles Holmes's knee momentarily.
Scrape slips a straight right by Holmes.
Scrape is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Holmes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scrape throws out the jab.
Scrape throws a head kick but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice jab there from Scrape.
Scrape throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scrape closes the distance and clinches up with Holmes, looking for a takedown. Scrape pushes Holmes against the cage but Holmes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scrape was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
A clash of legs there as Holmes blocks the low kick.
Holmes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Scrape on the side of the head.
Holmes throws a lazy uppercut
and Scrape counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holmes thinking.
Scrape throws a leg kick but Holmes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Scrape throws a big shot that misses.
Scrape throws out a loose jab but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scrape avoids the body shot from Holmes.
Holmes scores with a spinning back kick!
Holmes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Scrape misses with a looping left.
Scrape blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Scrape has his takedown stuffed
and Holmes counters with an inside leg kick.
Rodney Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sky Scrape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scrape scores with a decent looking hook.
Holmes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A punch combination from Holmes misses.
Scrape wants to slow Holmes down by chopping away at his legs.
Scrape's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Holmes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Scrape scrambles back to his feet.
A slow jab from Scrape misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scrape avoids the body shot from Holmes.
Scrape throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Holmes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sky Scrape will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Scrape fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Scrape does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holmes misses with a double jab.
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holmes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Scrape counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scrape is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Scrape looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holmes is fending him off so far but Scrape persists. Nope, Holmes circles away and we're back to standing.
Scrape throws a hook to the side of Holmes's head but Holmes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holmes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Holmes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Holmes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scrape sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Holmes misses.
Scrape swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scrape uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holmes.
Holmes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scrape throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Holmes is predictable there
and Scrape counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Holmes moves into the clinch.
Holmes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holmes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holmes stops a takedown attempt from Scrape.
Scrape has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Holmes after a bit of a struggle.
Rodney Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sky Scrape.
Holmes scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Holmes.
Scrape is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Holmes is defending well.
Scrape tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Holmes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Scrape is breathing heavily.
Holmes lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Holmes on the inside.
Scrape tries to break the clinch but Holmes is controlling the position.
Holmes works on Scrape's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scrape fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holmes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Scrape lands a body punch.
Scrape takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holmes struggles to land a body shot inside as Scrape controls his hands.
Holmes misses with some punches.
Holmes swings wildly with an uppercut but Scrape uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scrape's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scrape pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holmes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Holmes slaps away a takedown attempt from Scrape, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Scrape ducks under a wild hook from Holmes.
Holmes cracks a nice hook into Scrape's ribs.
Holmes throws a leg kick
and Scrape counters with a single leg into guard. Holmes didn't expect that.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Scrape from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scrape loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Scrape wants to control from the top but Holmes keeps moving.
Scrape throws a big right hand that misses.
Scrape controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Scrape loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scrape forces his way into half guard.
Scrape takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Holmes wants to get back to full guard.
Scrape is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Holmes defends it well.
Scrape is looking to take a break and control but Holmes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sky Scrape will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Scrape misses with a kick to the body.
Scrape misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
Holmes walks into a straight right hand from Scrape.
Scrape swings for the body but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scrape was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
Holmes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Holmes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Scrape has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Scrape and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Scrape misses with the combination.
Holmes throws a nice looking combination but Scrape bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scrape fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Scrape misses the jab.
Scrape drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrape throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scrape trying to control the position but Holmes is working away.
Scrape might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Holmes kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Scrape tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Scrape has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Holmes taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is trying to control Scrape's posture but Scrape avoids it.
Rodney Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scrape working the strikes but Holmes uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Scrape working Holmes over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scrape trying to mount his opponent but Holmes defends it.
Sky Scrape is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scrape wants to control but Holmes is keeping him busy.
Scrape is taking a breather. Holmes says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Scrape is nestled in close to Holmes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Scrape trying to control from Holmes's half guard. Holmes has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Scrape trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holmes wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scrape keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Holmes's head.
Scrape sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Holmes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Holmes throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Scrape counters with a thumping low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Holmes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Scrape - the referee stops the clock and Holmes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Scrape. Holmes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sky Scrape comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Scrape 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sky Scrape!
Sky Scrape made sure to mention his sponsor, Katukauppa.com in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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