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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmie Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casey Holmes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmie Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Casey Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holmes throws an elbow but misses.
Connor pulls Holmes into guard.
Holmes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Connor uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Connor keeps the fight on the outside.
Holmes is looking to clinch.
Holmes tries to clinch up but Connor circles away and keeps his distance.
Holmes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Connor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holmes is looking to clinch.
Holmes gets caught napping as Connor dives in and scores a takedown. Holmes manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Connor controls the pace.
Connor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Holmes is looking to stand up but Connor isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Connor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Connor appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Connor swats away the attempt to clinch by Holmes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holmes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Connor scores with a jab. Holmes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Holmes tries to clinch up but Connor circles away and keeps his distance.
As Holmes looks to move away, Connor throws a big counter combo but Holmes just gets out of the way.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch but Connor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holmes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holmes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Connor is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Holmes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes closes the distance but Connor moves to the side
and Connor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Holmes tries to clinch but Connor moves away
and Connor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holmes thinking.
Connor changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Holmes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Connor has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Holmes!
Connor looking for a guillotine from mount but Holmes is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connor looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Connor cracks Holmes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Connor looking to control and managing it successfully.
Holmes tries to buck Connor off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is controlling an arm, preventing Connor from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Connor lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Holmes is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Connor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Connor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Connor with shots to the head and body - Holmes looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Connor controlling the pace for now.
You get the feeling that Holmes really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Connor landing strikes from the mount.
Holmes wants to try and get back to his feet.
Connor scoring with strikes but Holmes is staying in there.
Holmes is trying to stand.
Connor sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Connor is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connor sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Connor lands a nice shot to the head.
Connor controlling his opponent.
Holmes defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Connor.
Holmes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Connor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Connor with shots to the head and body - Holmes looks very uncomfortable down there.
Connor controlling the position easily from mount.
Holmes is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmie Connor dominated that round.
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.
Holmes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Connor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Connor drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Connor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Connor showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Connor stops Holmes from standing up.
Connor tries to free his leg and advance position but Holmes is retaining full guard.
Connor gets to his feet. Holmes looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Connor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holmes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holmes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes looks to clinch
and Connor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Holmes is looking to stand back up but Connor counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Holmes.
Holmes looks like he's trying to stand up.
Connor is trying to work for a kimura but Holmes is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes is trying to stand back up but Connor is controlling him
Connor stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Holmes to get to his feet.
Connor closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Holmes to the mat! Holmes manages to get full guard.
Connor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Connor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holmes can do to turn this around?
Holmes wants to get back to his feet but Connor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Connor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Connor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Connor slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Connor decides to stand back up. Connor steps back and let's Holmes get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick from Connor misses.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Connor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Connor attempts a counter takedown but Holmes avoids it well and moves away.
Holmes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Connor is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Connor advances position into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connor taking a breather here.
Connor thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Holmes is being controlled here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is looking to get back to his feet here but Connor is keeping cool and he's managed to take Holmes's back.
Holmes is trying to get back to his feet but Connor has full control of the position and if anything, Holmes has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Connor working for a choke but Holmes is defending well.
Connor slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Holmes is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Connor trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Holmes doesn't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes wants to get back to his feet.
Connor is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Connor has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Holmes is trying to stand back up.
Even with his hooks in, Connor manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Holmes defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmie Connor dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Holmes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holmes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holmes tries to clinch up
and Connor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Connor scores with a takedown into Holmes's guard.
Holmes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Connor is controlling him.
Connor gets to his feet - Holmes follows without any prompting.
Holmes tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holmes gets caught napping as Connor dives in and scores a takedown. Holmes manages to retain guard.
Connor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Connor engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Connor is controlling him.
Connor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Holmes's head.
Connor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jimmie Connor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Connor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Connor prevents Holmes from getting back to his feet.
Connor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Holmes wants to stand and escape but Connor is having none of it.
Connor is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Connor passes Holmes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Connor is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Holmes is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor content just to control the position here.
Holmes is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Connor looking to control and managing it successfully.
Connor with good strikes from the mount here!
Connor with the ground and pound from mount.
Connor content just to control the position here.
Holmes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Holmes is trying to stand.
The referee warns Holmes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Connor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor working the ground and pound effectively.
Holmes squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Connor is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch but Connor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Connor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Connor throws a quick counter head kick but Holmes was just out of range.
Holmes looks to clinch
and Connor counters with a three punch combo that has Holmes backing up. Holmes nods at Connor to acknowledge the strikes.
Connor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Casey Holmes has been cut.
Holmes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Connor works the jab nicely.
Holmes is looking to clinch.
Connor keeps the fight on the outside.
Connor fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Holmes sprawls well initially but Connor persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Connor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Connor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes wants to get back to his feet.
Connor decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Jimmie Connor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Connor lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Connor feints and as Holmes raises his hands in defense, Connor changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Holmes wants to get back to his feet but Connor passes into half guard.
Holmes pushes Connor off looking to stand but Connor dives back in and keeps control.
Connor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Holmes tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Connor manages to move to mount!
Casey Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmie Connor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holmes is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmie Connor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Connor, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmie Connor!
Jimmie Connor bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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