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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johannah Holmbom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seb Bastion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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220 lbs
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212 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
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Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Johannah Holmbom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Seb Bastion!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmbom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bastion fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holmbom avoids it really well and circles away.
Holmbom misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bastion takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Holmbom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johannah Holmbom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmbom moves out of range as Bastion throws a body kick.
Bastion throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bastion shoots in for a double leg but Holmbom sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Holmbom moves out of range as Bastion strikes.
Bastion missing with a left hand there. Holmbom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good leg kick by Holmbom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Holmbom tries a head kick but it misses.
Holmbom fakes the leg kick and cracks Bastion in the body.
Holmbom avoids the body shot from Bastion.
Bastion shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmbom tries to roll over but Bastion keeps him under control.
Bastion not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bastion seems to be looking for submissions.
Bastion has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bastion is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmbom wants to improve his position but Bastion is controlling well.
Bastion passes to full mount!
Holmbom is desperately trying to improve his position but Bastion has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmbom is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bastion putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bastion with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bastion prevents Holmbom from getting the reversal.
Bastion goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Holmbom is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bastion can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Holmbom controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastion pushes Holmbom off and gets back to his feet.
Holmbom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holmbom moves into the clinch.
Holmbom pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holmbom throws an elbow but misses.
Bastion blocks an elbow strike from Holmbom.
A frustrated look appears on Bastion's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Holmbom pushes off an throws an elbow but Bastion leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holmbom misses with an elbow strike.
Holmbom has Bastion pressed against the cage, preventing Bastion from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bastion as Holmbom tries to tie him up.
Bastion blocks an elbow strike.
Bastion is trying to break the clinch but Holmbom has him pressed against the cage.
Bastion tries to circle away but Holmbom has him pinned against the cage.
Bastion wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holmbom has him pressed against the cage.
Holmbom misses with an elbow strike.
Holmbom keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bastion's efforts to push away.
Bastion wants to get back to striking at distance but Holmbom won't allow it.
Bastion blocks an elbow strike from Holmbom.
Bastion looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bastion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holmbom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Holmbom slaps away a takedown attempt from Bastion, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johannah Holmbom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seb Bastion.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmbom has managed to clinch.
Bastion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bastion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Seb Bastion will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bastion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holmbom.
Holmbom moves into range and clinches up with Bastion.
Bastion tries to break the clinch but Holmbom is controlling the position.
Holmbom lands an elbow just above Bastion 's eye.
Holmbom lands a nice elbow.
Holmbom lands an elbow just above Bastion 's eye.
Bastion blocks the elbow strike.
Bastion takes an elbow to the forehead.
Holmbom keeps control of Bastion as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bastion dodges an elbow strike from Holmbom.
Bastion has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Holmbom is trying to keep an underhook but Bastion manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Holmbom blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bastion.
Holmbom knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bastion on the ground.
Bastion trying to pass the guard but Holmbom defending well.
Bastion takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bastion tries to pass to full mount but Holmbom defends it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastion controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmbom regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bastion sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Holmbom's guard.
Holmbom tries to get to full guard but Bastion has control of the leg.
Holmbom blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bastion.
Holmbom is positioning himself well to prevent Bastion advancing to mount.
Bastion tries to pass the half guard into mount. Holmbom knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Holmbom tries to roll over but Bastion keeps him under control.
Bastion missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmbom is concentrating on defense, preventing Bastion from advancing position.
Bastion wants to control but Holmbom is keeping him busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Holmbom manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bastion won't allow Holmbom to sweep him here.
Bastion in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bastion passes easily into side control. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmbom prevents Bastion from moving into mount.
Bastion is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bastion advances to mount.
Bastion can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Holmbom is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmbom tries to hold on but Bastion postures up.
Bastion controlling the position easily from mount.
Holmbom tries to hold on but Bastion postures up.
Bastion thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Holmbom on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Holmbom tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastion has hold of Holmbom's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Holmbom manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Holmbom is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bastion working the ground and pound effectively.
Holmbom is trying desperately to improve position.
Bastion scoring with strikes but Holmbom is staying in there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bastion scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Holmbom?
Holmbom tries to hold on but Bastion pushes him away.
Bastion working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seb Bastion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A left lands for Bastion.
It looks like Johannah Holmbom has been cut.
Bastion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holmbom.
Holmbom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bastion.
Bastion gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Holmbom makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bastion really felt that one!
Bastion takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bastion throws a sloppy body shot
and Holmbom counters with a leg kick.
Holmbom misses with a low kick.
Holmbom throws a head kick but Bastion moves out of range.
Holmbom closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bastion is trying to push Holmbom away but Holmbom has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bastion blocks the elbow strike.
Holmbom misses with an elbow over the top.
Bastion tries to break free but Holmbom pushes him back against the cage.
Holmbom lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmbom creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Holmbom misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastion tries to break the clinch but Holmbom is controlling the position.
Bastion tries for a takedown but Holmbom manages to get underhooks.
Holmbom throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bastion looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bastion breaks from the clinch.
Holmbom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seb Bastion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holmbom throws a wild body kick that Bastion sees coming a mile off.
Holmbom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Holmbom throws the kick towards the body but Bastion avoids it.
Bastion throws a series of punches but Holmbom moves out of range.
No joy there for Bastion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holmbom ducks under a wild hook from Bastion.
Holmbom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holmbom lands with a kick to the temple. Bastion shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bastion blocks a head kick by Holmbom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmbom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Bastion with that takedown attempt.
Holmbom moves into the clinch.
Bastion wants to get back to striking at distance but Holmbom won't allow it.
Holmbom throws an elbow that misses.
Bastion blocks the elbow strike.
Bastion breaks from the clinch.
Bastion throws a nice looking combination but Holmbom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmbom moves into range and clinches up with Bastion.
Holmbom lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Seb Bastion has been cut.
Holmbom misses with an elbow over the top.
Bastion breaks from the clinch.
Holmbom moves into the clinch.
Bastion working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmbom keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bastion's efforts to push away.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holmbom throws an elbow but misses.
Bastion breaks from the clinch.
Holmbom lands with a nice body kick.
Holmbom lands with a nice body kick.
Holmbom slaps away a takedown attempt from Bastion, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johannah Holmbom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seb Bastion.
Bastion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bastion closes the distance and clinches up with Holmbom, looking for a takedown. Bastion pushes Holmbom against the cage but Holmbom circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Holmbom tries to close the distance and clinch but Bastion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holmbom.
Bastion steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Holmbom. That one must have hurt.
Bastion misses with a looping right.
Nice sprawl there from Holmbom as Bastion shoots in.
Bastion takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Seb Bastion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmbom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johannah Holmbom is winning the standup battle so far.
Bastion keeps the fight on the outside.
Holmbom tries a head kick but it misses.
Bastion takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johannah Holmbom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Holmbom.
Bastion keeps the fight on the outside.
Holmbom stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Holmbom wants it to stay on the feet.
Holmbom wants to clinch.
Holmbom wants to clinch up but Bastion keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That kick from Bastion tenderised Holmbom's leg. Holmbom is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johannah Holmbom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holmbom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johannah Holmbom showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bastion 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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