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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Maven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Holloza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Maven has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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12 - 5 - 0 |
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168 cm
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145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Maven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddie Holloza!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holloza tries to clinch up but Maven circles away and keeps his distance.
Maven explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Maven tests Holloza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maven scores with a jab.
Maven misses with a straight left.
Maven wants to clinch.
Maven slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Holloza misses with a head kick.
Maven checks a low kick from Holloza.
Maven lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big right from Maven misses.
Holloza doesn't manage to clinch there - Maven circles away.
Maven throws a nice looking combination but Holloza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maven scores with a leg kick.
Holloza tries to clinch up
and Maven moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maven misses with the head strike.
Maven misses with the head strike.
Maven makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Holloza.
Holloza misses with a knee to the head.
Maven has a couple of punches blocked by Holloza.
A head punch on the inside from Maven fails to land.
Holloza looking to throw knees to the head but Maven is blocking nicely.
Holloza is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Holloza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maven misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holloza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maven.
Maven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Maven fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maven tries to throw a body punch but Holloza avoids it by throwing Maven back against the cage.
Holloza blocking some punches.
We've been informed that Holloza has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Holloza working hard to break the clinch.
Holloza blocking some punches.
Holloza looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Maven misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holloza looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Maven blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holloza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holloza trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maven.
Holloza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maven throws a punch but it's blocked by Holloza.
A short right from Maven on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holloza.
Maven throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hollozas head.
A short right from Maven.
Holloza is rocked!
Holloza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maven blocks it with crossed arms.
Holloza is still on wobbly legs! Can Maven finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holloza misses with an elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Holloza pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Holloza lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Marcus Maven has been cut.
A short right from Maven.
Holloza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holloza.
Maven swings wildly with an uppercut but Holloza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maven misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maven lands a hook that snaps the head of Holloza backwards.
Maven tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holloza pushes Maven back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maven lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Holloza.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holloza.
Maven working aggressively here.
Maven creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Holloza's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Holloza drops to his knees and Maven pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Maven!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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