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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and A Rowland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rowland has chosen Can't Smile Without You as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, A Rowland!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes throws a head kick that Rowland semi-blocks.
Holmes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rowland looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Holmes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Holmes lands in his opponent's guard.
Rowland is looking for a triangle but Holmes pushes his legs off easily.
Holmes passes Rowland's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rowland wants to get back to his feet.
Holmes prevents Rowland from improving his position.
Rowland looks gassed!
It looks like Holmes is going to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowland on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Holmes wants to stand but Rowland has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Rowland is trying to stand up here but Holmes is controlling him well.
Holmes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Holmes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rowland tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Holmes counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rowland!
Holmes controlling from the full mount.
Rowland gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rowland manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rowland looking for a sweep. Not yet Rowland, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rowland is proving hard to escape from.
Rowland manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rowland jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Holmes manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Holmes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rowland off and has taken his back!
Holmes scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Rowland is looking for a way out.
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!
You can see the frustration on Rowland's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Rowland is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Holmes tightening his grip on Rowland, looking for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowland is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Holmes avoiding Rowland 's attempts to control his hands.
Holmes controlling well, preventing Rowland from escaping the position.
Holmes is punishing Rowland with strikes - can he finish him?!
Rowland holding on to Holmes's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Holmes keeps control of the position as Rowland tries to break free.
Rowland tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rowland working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holmes manages to capitalize on a mistake by Rowland to take his back!
Holmes gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Rowland breaks Holmes's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rowland stopping the sweep attempt from Holmes.
Rowland forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Holmes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Holmes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Holmes tries to bum rush Rowland with a series of wild strikes but Rowland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice combination there by Holmes.
It looks like A Rowland has been cut.
Rowland is looking to land body kicks.
Holmes fails to land with a series of punches.
Holmes misses with a head kick.
Holmes throws a series of punches but Rowland avoids them all with ease.
Rowland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holmes shoots in and drives through. Rowland sprawls well.
Holmes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rowland falls off balance throwing a combination
and Holmes counters with a head kick.
Rowland misses with a takedown
and Holmes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rowland tries to get to full guard but Holmes has control of the leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holmes passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes tries to control but Rowland wriggling away.
Holmes avoids the attempt from Rowland to control.
Holmes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Holmes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rowland's face.
Holmes controlling from mount.
Rowland is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Holmes controlling the position easily from mount.
Holmes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rowland is squirming around, avoiding Holmes's attempts to control the action.
Rowland is in all sorts of trouble here.
Holmes lands a heavy elbow.
Rowland tries to reverse the position but Holmes maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes lands a big elbow.
Rowland is looking to improve his position but Holmes isn't that keen on the idea.
Holmes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rowland is looking to get to half guard.
Rowland tries to hold on but Holmes pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rowland is looking to get to half guard.
Holmes working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Holmes is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rowland is surviving well by controlling Holmes's body position as best he can.
Holmes controlling from mount.
Rowland tries to hold on but Holmes postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Holmes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on A Rowland's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Holmes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holmes fails with a takedown attempt.
Holmes tries for a takedown but Rowland sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Holmes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rowland counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rowland.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Holmes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rowland manages to break the clinch.
Rowland tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holmes closes the distance and clinches.
Holmes breaks from the clinch.
Holmes tries to clinch there but Rowland circles away.
Rowland fails with the takedown.
Rowland takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holmes lands a head kick!
Rowland swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Holmes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rowland dodges the punch combination from Holmes.
Matt Holmes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes checks a leg kick.
Rowland misses with a series of wild punches.
Holmes shoots in but no luck this time.
Holmes lands a nice hook to Rowland's body. Rowland takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Holmes throws a lazy head kick
and Rowland holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rowland lands with a left to the head.
Rowland breaks the clinch.
Rowland throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Holmes's waist but Holmes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rowland off to one side.
Holmes misses with a double jab
and Rowland counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Rowland from controlling successfully.
Rowland forces his way into half guard.
Rowland missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes gets back to full guard.
Matt Holmes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rowland prevents Holmes from getting back to his feet.
Rowland drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Holmes manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rowland has Holmes in his guard.
Holmes won't allow Rowland to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rowland is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Rowland from controlling successfully.
Rowland lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes controls Rowland momentarily but Rowland frees himself.
Rowland working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rowland is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rowland is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Holmes is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Holmes has escaped and now he's on top!
Holmes gets to his feet - Rowland follows without any prompting.
Rowland wants to clinch up but Holmes keeps it at a distance.
Holmes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Holmes swats away the attempt to clinch by Rowland.
Holmes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rowland shoots in but Holmes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rowland looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Holmes preventing the sweep.
Holmes tries to stand but Rowland is controlling from the bottom.
Rowland trying to control the position.
Holmes trying to control but Rowland is working from the bottom.
A Rowland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rowland throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Holmes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rowland's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to A Rowland.
I think Holmes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Holmes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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