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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommas Holmsen (ranked 3334 p4p, 297 weight class) and Wiam Lekdoor (ranked 4029 p4p, 346 weight class). Holmsen comes to the cage accompanied by Марыля Родо
. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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258 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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199 cm
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270 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommas Holmsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wiam Lekdoor!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lekdoor darts in and clinches Holmsen up against the cage.
Holmsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holmsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Lekdoor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmsen trying to stall but Lekdoor improves his position.
Lekdoor blocks an uppercut.
Lekdoor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holmsen's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Lekdoor fails to land.
Lekdoor scores with a shoulder strike.
Holmsen taking a breather.
Lekdoor swings wildly with an uppercut but Holmsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Lekdoor.
Lekdoor working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmsen wants to break free but Lekdoor has control.
Lekdoor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Lekdoor - that landed with a thud.
Lekdoor lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Lekdoor.
Holmsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holmsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lekdoor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lekdoor takes the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Lekdoor.
Holmsen is breathing heavily.
Lekdoor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lekdoor keeps control of Holmsen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lekdoor lands with a right to the head.
Lekdoor lands with a light punch inside.
Lekdoor digs a right hand into Holmsen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holmsen's gas tank.
Lekdoor lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Lekdoor.
Lekdoor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holmsen backwards.
Lekdoor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lekdoor lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lekdoor digs a right hand into Holmsen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holmsen's gas tank.
Lekdoor lands a right hand.
Lekdoor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Lekdoor.
Lekdoor pushes Holmsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Lekdoor.
Lekdoor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holmsen backwards.
Lekdoor lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Lekdoor.
Lekdoor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Holmsen is rocked!
Lekdoor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holmsens head.
Oh Holmsen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lekdoor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lekdoor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holmsen backwards.
Lekdoor lands a body shot.
Lekdoor lands a nice shot to the body.
Lekdoor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holmsen backwards.
Lekdoor works on Holmsen's body with a couple of short punches.
Holmsen seems to have got his legs back now.
A short uppercut from Lekdoor.
Lekdoor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lekdoor lands with a short shot to the head.
Lekdoor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holmsen backwards.
Still in the clinch, Lekdoor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lekdoor scores with a shot to the side of Holmsen's head.
Lekdoor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lekdoor drops Holmsen with a big right hand! Lekdoor charges in looking to finish - Holmsen manages to keep Lekdoor in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat.
Lekdoor showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lekdoor trying to control but Holmsen is working from the bottom.
Lekdoor controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Let's hope that Lekdoor has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lekdoor throwing strikes but missing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lekdoor won't allow Holmsen to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lekdoor has closed the distance and engaged Holmsen in a clinch.
Lekdoor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lekdoor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lekdoor gets through Holmsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lekdoor pushes Holmsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lekdoor scores with a shoulder strike.
Lekdoor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holmsen takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wiam Lekdoor dominated that round.
That's time! Holmsen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lekdoor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lekdoor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holmsen backwards.
Still in the clinch, Lekdoor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Holmsen manages to break the clinch.
Lekdoor pushes Holmsen up against the cage in a clinch.
Holmsen taking a breather.
Holmsen tries to break free but Lekdoor pushes him back against the cage.
Lekdoor lands a hook that snaps the head of Holmsen backwards.
Lekdoor blocks a body shot from Holmsen.
Holmsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lekdoor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lekdoor creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Holmsen's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Holmsen drops to his knees and Lekdoor pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wiam Lekdoor!
During a confident post fight interview, Wiam Lekdoor thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Tommas Holmsen spoke after the fight, saying 'sorry'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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