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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between RJ Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). RJ Young has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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247 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, RJ Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young pushes Holmes up against the cage in a clinch.
Young softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Young lands a hook that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
It looks like Daniel Holmes has been cut.
Holmes is looking to control Young's arms but Young gets an underhook and turns him. Now Holmes has his back to the cage.
Young gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Holmes.
Young trying to land knees to the body.
Holmes wants a takedown.
Holmes looking to slow down the pace here.
Young lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young misses with a punch to the body.
Young scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holmes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Young avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
RJ Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Holmes.
Young lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Young - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Holmes wants to take the fight to the mat but Young manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Holmes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young stalling against the cage.
Holmes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Young avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Holmes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Young after a bit of a struggle.
Young scores with a nice hook to the head.
Young landing knees to the body.
Holmes looks winded!
Young lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Young stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Young is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young stalls.
Young lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Young.
Holmes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Young.
Young stalling in the clinch.
Young has Holmes pressed against the cage, preventing Holmes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Young has Holmes pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by RJ Young.
Young clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Come on Young - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Young stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Young.
Young is struggling to control the position.
Holmes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holmes is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Young can't fight it off and eventually Holmes manages to take the fight to the floor. Young looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Young wants to get back to his feet but Holmes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Holmes is looking to stand up but Young won't let him.
Holmes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Young is looking to stand up but Holmes isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes drops back looking for a leg! Young is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Young manages to kick Holmes off! Holmes jumps back into Young's guard.
Holmes won't allow Young to get back to his feet.
Young is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Young gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Holmes.
Young gets through Holmes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
RJ Young dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Holmes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Young darts in and clinches Holmes up against the cage.
Holmes is working for takedown but Young is calmly controlling the position for now.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmes.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but Holmes blocks with his arms.
Holmes can't get the takedown.
Young is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holmes can do to turn this around?
Young leaning against his opponent.
Young holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Young for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Holmes has Young pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Young manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
RJ Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Holmes.
Young prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young gets underhooks to prevent Holmes's takedown attempt.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as Holmes controls the action.
Holmes has Young pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Young manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Young.
Young scores with a hook to the body.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Young creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holmes's defenses.
Holmes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Young fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've been informed that Holmes has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Young is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Young is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Young lands a good knee to the midsection. Holmes won't want to take too many of those.
Young putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Holmes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young landing knees to the head.
Young stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Young pressing his opponent against the cage.
Young seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Young stalling against the cage.
Young lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Young - that landed with a thud.
Young slows down the pace here.
Young lands an elbow just above Holmes 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Young.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Young obliges.
Young leaning his opponent against the cage.
RJ Young has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Young lands a right hand.
Young creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holmes's defenses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Young.
Holmes takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Holmes letting Young take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by RJ Young.
Young gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Young landing knees to the body.
Young is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Young effectively controlling the action here.
Young putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Holmes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young lands a body punch.
Young using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Holmes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Young lands a good knee to the midsection. Holmes won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
RJ Young dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Holmes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Young has Holmes up against the cage in a clinch.
Young lands an elbow inside that Holmes shrugs off.
Young content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Holmes is trying to pull guard but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Young putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Holmes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Young.
Young lands a knee to the body.
Young lands an elbow just above Holmes 's eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Young.
Young stalling in the clinch.
Holmes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Holmes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Young landing knees to the body.
Young lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Young.
Come on Young - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Young.
Holmes takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by RJ Young.
Young has closed the distance and engaged Holmes in a clinch.
Holmes wants a takedown.
Young is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Young just leaning against Holmes, taking a breather.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Holmes lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Young makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young rushes Holmes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Holmes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Young landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Young lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Young lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Young working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holmes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Young - that landed with a thud.
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!
Young lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Young stalls.
Young gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Young working Holmes over with knees to the body.
Holmes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Daniel Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That has opened up Daniel Holmes's cut even more.
Young effectively controlling the action here.
Young prevents Holmes from breaking the clinch.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Young lands a nice knee to the body.
RJ Young is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Young lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Young is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that's the end of the fight!
RJ Young showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Young has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:25
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... RJ Young!
RJ Young got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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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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