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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cael Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Holmes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
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205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Determined |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cael Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tim Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes instigates a clinch.
Holmes missing with knees to the body.
Holmes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holmes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holmes has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones is working Holmes over against the cage.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Tim Holmes has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Holmes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holmes trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jones leaning against his opponent.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Holmes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Holmes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jones stalling against the cage.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holmes's elbow.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Holmes with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holmes is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Holmes avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jones just leaning against Holmes, taking a breather.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holmes throws an elbow that misses.
Holmes looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on Holmes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Holmes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Jones.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holmes or not.
Holmes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Holmes avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Holmes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
Cael Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Holmes.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Holmes blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A body shot lands from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Jones gets through Holmes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Holmes to work.
Holmes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jones seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Holmes can turn it around.
Holmes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes blocks a body shot from Jones.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A hook to the body from Jones.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
Holmes blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones is pushing Holmes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Holmes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones just leaning against Holmes, taking a breather.
Jones is struggling to control the position.
Jones seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Jones tries a body shot but Holmes blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Holmes, against the cage.
Holmes trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Holmes into the cage.
Jones has Holmes pressed against the cage, preventing Holmes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holmes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the cage.
Cael Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Holmes blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holmes trying to land knees to the body.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holmes can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Jones digs a right hand into Holmes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holmes's gas tank.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holmes blocks a body shot from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Holmes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Holmes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Holmes tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Holmes controls the action.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Jones is working Holmes over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Holmes looking to slow down the pace here.
Jones content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Jones.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes landing knees to the head.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holmes or not.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Jones.
That has opened up Tim Holmes's cut even more.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones drops Holmes onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Holmes is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Holmes is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
Holmes is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Holmes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Holmes to his knees! Jones keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cael Jones!
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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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