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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Holcomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Albert Green will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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279 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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184 cm
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220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Holcomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Green!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green drives through and clinches with Holcomb against the cage.
Green tries to pull guard but Holcomb holds him up against the cage and eventually Green drops back down to his feet.
Green gets underhooks to prevent Holcomb's takedown attempt.
Green tries to pull guard but Holcomb holds him up against the cage and eventually Green drops back down to his feet.
Green has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Holcomb is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Craig Holcomb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Green.
Green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Green shoots and misses
and Holcomb counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Albert Green has been cut.
Holcomb shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Green seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holcomb controlling from the top position.
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.
Holcomb throws a big right hand that misses.
Green is trying to control the position but Holcomb postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Holcomb is defended easily by Green.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Holcomb.
Green gets tackled into the cage by Holcomb. Holcomb maintains the clinch.
Holcomb managing to block the knees to the body from Green.
Holcomb fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Holcomb up against the cage.
Holcomb tries to pull guard but Green forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Holcomb wants a takedown.
Holcomb successfully pulls guard.
Green stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holcomb swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Green passes Holcomb's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Holcomb scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Green manages to mount him!
Holcomb keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Green manages to capitalize on a mistake by Holcomb to take his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is not going to allow Holcomb to sit and survive in this position.
Holcomb is really stuck here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Green's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Green keeps control of the position as Holcomb tries to break free.
I would not like to be Holcomb right now.
Green is trying to stick to Holcomb's back but Holcomb is turning into Green. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Green's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Holcomb.
Holcomb is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Holcomb might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Green fails with the takedown
and Holcomb counters with a slapping leg kick.
Holcomb attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Green shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holcomb pinned against the cage. Holcomb gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Holcomb tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green has his takedown stuffed
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Green looks winded!
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!
Green gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Holcomb dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Green's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Holcomb tries to clinch but Green is having none of it.
Albert Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holcomb tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
Holcomb could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Green misses with a takedown
and Holcomb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Green keeps the fight on the outside.
Green forces Holcomb back against the cage and clinches.
Green jumps guard but Holcomb stands there with Green around his waist. Green gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Holcomb is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Green gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Holcomb manages to pull guard.
Green looking to pass the guard.
Holcomb manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holcomb with shots to the head and body - Green looks very uncomfortable down there.
Holcomb working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Holcomb is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Green can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Holcomb lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Holcomb looking to finish Green with some ground and pound. This is bad for Green!
Holcomb content just to control the position here.
Holcomb working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Holcomb dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holcomb controlling the position easily from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holcomb landing punches.
Holcomb controlling from the full mount.
Holcomb has control of Green's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Green regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Holcomb looking to finish Green with some ground and pound. This is bad for Green!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holcomb takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Holcomb raining down shots from the mount!
Holcomb controlling from mount.
Green is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holcomb looking to control and managing it successfully.
Holcomb fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Holcomb controlling from the full mount.
Holcomb looking for a guillotine from mount but Green is having none of it.
Holcomb controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Holcomb dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Albert Green's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Holcomb misses with a lunging right hand
and Green counters with a head kick.
Green cracks a nice hook into Holcomb's ribs.
Green gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Holcomb counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Holcomb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Green lands but Holcomb takes it in his stride.
Green swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holcomb tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
Green dives in and grabs Holcomb's left leg, looking for a takedown. Holcomb pushes down on Green's head and hops out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green clinches up with Holcomb and pushes him back against the cage.
Green takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holcomb has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Green is trying to keep an underhook but Holcomb manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Holcomb sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Holcomb prevents Green from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Holcomb.
Holcomb controlling the action here.
Holcomb seems to be working for a kimura but Green defends the submission attempt.
Holcomb trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green trying to control but Holcomb postures up.
Green keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Holcomb seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Green throws a head kick but Holcomb moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green rushes Holcomb and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Green has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Green looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Green fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Craig Holcomb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Green.
Holcomb blocks an uppercut.
Green wants to get back to striking at distance but Holcomb won't allow it.
Holcomb misses with a body punch.
Holcomb is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Green pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Green can't break the clinch.
Green wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Holcomb gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holcomb controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Holcomb with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Holcomb's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holcomb postures up and lands a big shot to Green's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holcomb accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Holcomb's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Holcomb scoring with punches to the head and body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Holcomb controls the pace.
Albert Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Craig Holcomb is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Holcomb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Holcomb, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Holcomb!
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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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