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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Holyfield might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Can't Touch This. Frank Martin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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215 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent 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
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evander Holyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Martin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holyfield slips a straight right by Martin.
Martin throws a jab but it's blocked by Holyfield.
Holyfield throws a low kick but Martin avoids it.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holyfield slips a straight right by Martin.
Holyfield misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Martin throws a hook but Holyfield blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Martin.
Martin sizes up Holyfield with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Martin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Evander Holyfield has been cut.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Holyfield tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
Holyfield misses with the combination.
Martin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martin checks a low kick from Holyfield.
Martin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martin connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Holyfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin looks to land a left hand but Holyfield moved out of range nicely.
Martin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Holyfield's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Holyfield scrambles back to his feet.
Holyfield takes one to the side of the head.
Holyfield staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Martin misses the target.
Martin misses the jab.
Holyfield swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
Holyfield on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holyfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holyfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin takes a swing at Holyfield's ribcage but misses.
Holyfield is looking to clinch.
Holyfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martin.
Nice jab there from Martin.
Martin throws a hook but Holyfield blocks it.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Holyfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donk. Martin catches Holyfield right on the button with a cross.
Martin avoids a kick to the body.
Martin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Martin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holyfield is keeping the position for now.
Martin stopping the sweep attempt from Holyfield.
Martin wants to control from the top but Holyfield keeps moving.
Martin throws a big right hand that misses.
Holyfield is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Martin is controlling him.
Martin looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Martin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Holyfield had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Holyfield misses with a body shot.
Martin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Holyfield moves away from the strike by Martin.
Holyfield throws a low kick but Martin avoids it.
Good exchange - Martin coming out on top.
Evander Holyfield's cut is getting worse.
Holyfield fails with the takedown.
Holyfield takes a jab right on the kisser.
Martin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin throws a hook but Holyfield blocks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martin checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield avoids the body shot from Martin.
Holyfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Holyfield throws a leg kick that is checked
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Evander Holyfield's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Martin throws a jab but it's blocked by Holyfield.
Nice takedown defense from Martin. No joy for Holyfield on that attempt.
Martin throws a combination that misses
and Holyfield counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Holyfield missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Holyfield throws a big elbow that misses.
Holyfield in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Holyfield.
Holyfield got a little sloppy there for a moment and Martin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Holyfield has managed to get both his arms back between Martin's legs - danger averted.
Martin has his foot on Holyfield's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Holyfield works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Martin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evander Holyfield's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Martin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frank Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid leg kick lands there for Holyfield.
Martin thumps Holyfield with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Martin. That snapped Holyfield's head back.
Martin works the jab nicely.
Martin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martin tries to land a leg kick but Holyfield saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holyfield throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Martin misses with an uppercut. Holyfield saw that one coming.
Martin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Holyfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
Martin shoots in for a takedown but Holyfield shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Martin gets tackled into the cage by Holyfield. Holyfield maintains the clinch.
Holyfield lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield misses with a body punch.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martin has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Holyfield is trying to keep an underhook but Martin manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Holyfield trying to hold on to Martin's head to control him but Martin postures up.
Holyfield wants to improve his position but Martin is controlling well.
Holyfield makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Holyfield.
Holyfield not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Martin trying to control but Holyfield is working from the bottom.
Frank Martin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Holyfield controls Martin momentarily but Martin frees himself.
Holyfield wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holyfield works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Holyfield bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Martin's guard.
Martin is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Holyfield has his hands clasped together but Martin extends an breaks Holyfield's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Martin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Martin!
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