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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Holmes (ranked 24539 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Lafleur (ranked 4563 p4p, 346 weight class). Christopher Holmes has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christopher Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pierre Lafleur!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafleur throws a nice looking combination but Holmes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lafleur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lafleur shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Holmes's guard.
Lafleur throwing strikes from guard but Holmes blocks nicely.
Holmes keeping full guard, as Lafleur tries to pass.
Holmes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Holmes wants to get back to his feet but Lafleur is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Holmes manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafleur drags the fight down to the ground.
Lafleur wants to get back to his feet but Holmes passes into half guard.
Holmes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Holmes stops Lafleur from getting back to his feet.
Holmes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes stands up out of the half guard.
Pierre Lafleur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes moves forwards but Lafleur connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A combination from Lafleur does no damage.
A combination from Holmes does no damage.
Lafleur with the counter takedown but Holmes avoids it easily.
Holmes misses with the combination.
Lafleur looking to score a takedown here. Holmes is defending well but Lafleur drives through and ends up in Holmes's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Holmes manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lafleur 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes wants to stand and escape but Lafleur is having none of it.
Lafleur throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lafleur postures up in Holmes's guard and throws a big left but Holmes blocks it.
Lafleur prevents Holmes from getting back to his feet.
Lafleur loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holmes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lafleur must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lafleur wants to pass the guard but Holmes is keeping the position.
Lafleur really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Holmes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lafleur in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lafleur is looking to work some ground and pound but Holmes has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Holmes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Holmes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Holmes throwing strikes but missing.
Lafleur is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Holmes is controlling him.
Holmes controlling from the top position.
Lafleur wants to get back to his feet but Holmes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lafleur is wriggling around but Holmes manages to pass to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur looks like he's trying to stand up.
Holmes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Holmes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lafleur wants to get back to his feet.
Lafleur is staying active underneath Holmes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Holmes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Holmes prevents Lafleur from standing back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lafleur can do anything to dispel that myth.
Holmes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lafleur sees it coming and defends easily.
Lafleur wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Holmes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lafleur moves into the clinch.
Lafleur lands a hook that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Lafleur pulls guard effortlessly.
Lafleur wants to stand and escape but Holmes is having none of it.
Holmes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lafleur has his feet on Holmes's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lafleur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafleur has taken the fight to the clinch.
Holmes tries to pull guard but Lafleur forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lafleur has hold of one of Holmes's legs. Holmes is fighting the takedown attempt but Lafleur gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lafleur manages to get himself to full guard.
Lafleur is wriggling around but Holmes manages to pass to half guard.
Lafleur is looking to get back to is feet but Holmes passes into side control.
Holmes scores with punches from side control.
Holmes is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lafleur's shoulder. That is not cool.
Holmes prevents Lafleur from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holmes cracks Lafleur with a big elbow.
Holmes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lafleur to see if he's OK.
Lafleur wants to get back to his feet but Holmes drags him back down.
Holmes stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Lafleur tries to clinch up but Holmes circles away and keeps his distance.
Holmes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lafleur looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Holmes!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes struggling a bit here.
Holmes regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lafleur thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Holmes's head.
Lafleur not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lafleur thows a huge punch but Holmes dodges it nicely.
Holmes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Holmes.
Lafleur postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Holmes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lafleur throws a big right hand that misses.
Holmes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lafleur is breathing heavily.
Holmes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lafleur manages to get himself to full guard.
Holmes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lafleur's head.
Lafleur wants to stand but Holmes is controlling the position.
Holmes stands and steps away. Lafleur gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lafleur closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur stops a takedown attempt from Holmes.
Holmes keeps control of Lafleur as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lafleur has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Holmes regains guard immediately.
Holmes manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Lafleur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Lafleur.
A punch combination from Lafleur misses.
Holmes throws a big counter combination but Lafleur scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lafleur bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Holmes sneaks back into half guard.
Lafleur missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Holmes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Holmes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Christopher Holmes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holmes slips a nice elbow through Lafleur's hands, connecting with Lafleur's forehead.
Lafleur is looking to escape.
Holmes winds up and cracks Lafleur with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lafleur is trying to stand back up but Holmes is controlling him
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Holmes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Holmes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Christopher Holmes will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Holmes swats away the attempt to clinch by Lafleur.
It looked like Holmes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lafleur feints and as Holmes raises his hands in defense, Lafleur changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lafleur prevents Holmes from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Holmes manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Lafleur manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes won't allow Lafleur to get back to his feet.
Holmes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Holmes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Holmes is working Lafleur over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lafleur is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lafleur is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Holmes dives into side control.
Lafleur pushes Holmes away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Holmes gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lafleur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holmes cracks Lafleur with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lafleur is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Holmes asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes wants to control but Lafleur is keeping him busy.
Holmes connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lafleur some visible discomfort.
Lafleur tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Lafleur is trying to stand back up.
Holmes cracks Lafleur with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Lafleur from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Holmes is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafleur is trying to get back to his feet but Holmes has full control of the position and if anything, Lafleur has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Lafleur is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Lafleur is trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes 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.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Holmes's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Holmes punches Lafleur on the ear.
Lafleur is trying to get back to his feet but Holmes has full control of the position and if anything, Lafleur has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Lafleur covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lafleur is trying to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christopher Holmes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Holmes, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Holmes!
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