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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Palmer Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mr Holmes was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Palmer Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward has a takedown stuffed.
Ward fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ward tries to clinch up but Holmes circles away and keeps his distance.
Ward connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Mr Holmes has been cut.
Holmes swings for the body but Ward moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ward gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Holmes tries to pull guard but Ward holds him up against the cage and eventually Holmes drops back down to his feet.
Holmes avoids a wild elbow strike from Ward.
Holmes tries to pull guard but Ward won't allow it.
Holmes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Palmer Ward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Holmes.
Ward lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Ward is pressed up against the cage. Holmes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ward down to the mat. Ward avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ward tries to clinch up but Holmes circles away and keeps his distance.
Holmes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Holmes looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes prevents Ward from getting back to his feet.
Holmes tries to free his leg and advance position but Ward is retaining full guard.
Ward looking to control.
Holmes tries to free his leg and advance position but Ward is retaining full guard.
Ward is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes distracts Ward with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Holmes thows a big elbow that misses.
Holmes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ward has a takedown stuffed.
Holmes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Holmes with the ground and pound but Ward uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Holmes is looking to work some ground and pound but Ward has wrist control.
Holmes preventing the sweep.
Ward will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ward is looking to stand up but Holmes isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holmes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ward on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ward tries to get out of the position.
Ward controls Holmes momentarily but Holmes frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throwing strikes but missing.
Ward is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Holmes is controlling him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ward looks for a takedown but Holmes sprawls well.
Holmes tries to keep at a distance but Ward has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ward pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ward tries to clinch but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes gets a takedown into half guard.
Holmes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ward's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Holmes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ward tries to clinch up.
Holmes misses with a takedown attempt - Ward sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ward looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ward fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ward gets a clinch.
Holmes tries to pull guard but Ward won't allow it.
Holmes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ward lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
A hook to the body from Ward.
Ward lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Ward pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward tries to clinch up.
Ward moves in looking to clinch but Holmes pushes him off.
Ward moves in looking to clinch but Holmes pushes him off.
Holmes fails to land the takedown.
Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ward tries to clinch but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes shoots in but Ward avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ward fails with the takedown.
Ward fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ward tries to clinch but Holmes is having none of it.
Holmes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Holmes are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holmes fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Palmer Ward dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Holmes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ward tries to clinch but Holmes moves out of range.
Ward tries to clinch up but Holmes circles away and keeps his distance.
Palmer Ward is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Holmes. No joy for Ward on that attempt.
Ward tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holmes swings for the body but Ward moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ward, as that shot connected.
Holmes looks for a takedown but Ward sprawls well.
Ward fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ward tries to clinch there but Holmes circles away.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ward tries to clinch there but Holmes circles away.
Holmes scores a takedown into full mount!
Holmes throwing strikes but Ward uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Ward has one foot on Holmes's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Ward clinches up with Holmes and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ward lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Holmes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ward avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ward creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ward digs a right hand underneath Holmes's ribcage. Holmes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ward lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Ward.
Holmes is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ward is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Holmes to the mat. Holmes regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ward slips nicely into half guard.
Holmes is trying to get back to full guard.
Holmes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Holmes wants to sweep but Ward has passed to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Ward or perhaps it was just good defense by Holmes which made him look bad.
Holmes keeps the fight on the outside.
Holmes shoots in and bounces Ward off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Holmes is looking to work some ground and pound but Ward has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ward swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ward is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Holmes is controlling him.
Ward is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Holmes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Holmes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Holmes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ward's head.
Holmes throws and elbow that misses. Ward uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Holmes's guard. Nice move by Ward!
Holmes working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ward has passed into half guard!
Holmes misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Holmes throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Ward manages to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Palmer Ward dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mr Holmes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ward will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ward is looking to clinch.
Ward tries to clinch but Holmes moves out of range.
Ward tries to clinch there but Holmes circles away.
Ward is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ward 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 Ward off to one side.
Holmes feints and as Ward raises his hands in defense, Holmes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Holmes tries to free his leg and advance position but Ward is retaining full guard.
Ward is trying to keep Holmes in close.
Holmes throwing strikes but missing.
Holmes looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes throws a strike but Ward rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Holmes is looking for a triangle here but Ward uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ward is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Holmes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Holmes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ward off and has taken his back!
Ward defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Holmes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Holmes throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ward pushes down on Holmes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ward stands up from half guard.
Ward wants to clinch up but Holmes keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward has Holmes up against the cage in a clinch.
Holmes jumps guard but Ward stands there with Holmes around his waist. Holmes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Holmes avoiding damage as Ward throws knees to the body.
Holmes looking for a takedown.
Holmes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ward just stands there and leans against the cage.
Palmer Ward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Holmes.
Ward scores with a shoulder strike.
Ward lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Ward.
Ward lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Still in the clinch, Ward scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ward.
Ward lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ward scores with a shoulder strike.
Ward scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ward cracks Holmes with a nice body shot.
Ward breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ward fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ward moves in looking to clinch but Holmes pushes him off.
Ward gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holmes jumps guard but Ward stands there with Holmes around his waist. Holmes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ward lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Holmes.
Ward breaks from the clinch.
Holmes fails with the takedown.
Ward wants to clinch.
Ward keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A left and a right from Ward both land. Nice combination.
Mr Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palmer Ward is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holmes gets the takedown into side control.
Holmes in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Holmes working the head and body with strikes.
Mr Holmes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Holmes in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Holmes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Palmer Ward showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ward, 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Palmer Ward!
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hype
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