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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Mehoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximillion Dirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mehoff might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Choke Sermon by Lamb of God. Dirk has chosen Mack the Knife as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Mehoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maximillion Dirk!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirk scores with a jab. Mehoff acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dirk rushes Mehoff and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dirk pushes Mehoff back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Jack Mehoff has been cut.
Dirk manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mehoff is trying to force a seperation but Dirk has the dominant position.
Dirk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mehoff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mehoff throws a looping overhand right but Dirk ducks down to avoid it.
Dirk tests Mehoff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mehoff is rocked!
Mehoff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oh Mehoff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jack Mehoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dirk missing with a left hand there. Mehoff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dirk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mehoff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mehoff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mehoff ducks under a wild hook from Dirk.
Dirk throws a jab but it's blocked by Mehoff.
Mehoff slips a straight right by Dirk.
Mehoff keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dirk.
Dirk loads up on a big right hand but Mehoff slips the punch.
A slow jab from Dirk misses its intended target.
Dirk missing with a left hand there. Mehoff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dirk connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Mehoff to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Dirk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Maximillion Dirk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Horvat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
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196 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunnar Horvat!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horvat lands a lovely overhand right.
Horvat tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Horvat jabs Hardy right on the nose. Hardy blinks but takes it well.
Horvat scores with a jab to the body.
Horvat has managed to clinch.
Hardy tries to land knees in the clinch but Horvat avoids the damage to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Horvat.
Hardy tightens his grip and picks Horvat up, before dumping him to the ground. Horvat manages to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hardy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horvat managing to control the position.
Hardy is looking to stand up but Horvat won't let him.
Horvat manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horvat has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hardy's face.
Horvat dominating with strikes here.
Horvat with the ground and pound from mount.
Horvat working the ground and pound effectively.
Horvat in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horvat with the ground and pound from mount.
Horvat can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hardy is looking to escape.
Horvat looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hardy tries to buck Horvat off but he can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horvat landing strikes, looking to finish!
Horvat landing shots from mount.
Horvat controlling the pace for now.
Horvat scoring with strikes but Hardy is staying in there.
Hardy is rocked!
Horvat lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hardy hang on?
Oh Hardy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Horvat working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Horvat controlling the pace for now.
Horvat is landing with some decent strikes but Hardy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Horvat postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Hardy out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Horvat goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gunnar Horvat!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jyn Karinzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferrari comes to the cage accompanied by Single Ladies - Brazilian Version. Karinzo has chosen BLUNT - Self Medicated as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Marcus Ferrari has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marcus Ferrari seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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191 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Ferrari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jyn Karinzo!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrari wants to clinch.
A big right from Karinzo misses.
Ferrari has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ferrari lands a nice knee to the body.
Ferrari crunches a lovely knee into Karinzo's ribcage.
Ferrari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Karinzo's face.
It looks like Jyn Karinzo has been cut.
Karinzo wants a takedown.
Karinzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferrari controls his hands.
Karinzo can't find room to land a body shot as Ferrari controls the action.
Karinzo breaks from the clinch.
Ferrari tries to land a front kick but Karinzo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Karinzo looks to land a right hand but Ferrari moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ferrari checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ferrari is looking to chop away at Karinzo's legs.
Ferrari defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Karinzo.
Marcus Ferrari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jyn Karinzo.
Karinzo throws a sloppy body shot
and Ferrari finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ferrari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karinzo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karinzo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karinzo throws a front kick aimed at Ferrari's knee but Ferrari avoids it well.
Karinzo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferrari.
Ferrari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karinzo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Karinzo.
Ferrari tries to clinch up
and Karinzo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Ferrari misses its intended target.
Karinzo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ferrari sprawls well. Ferrari wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Karinzo gets slowly back to his feet.
Ferrari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferrari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferrari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari clinches up against the cage.
Ferrari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Karinzo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ferrari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karinzo's efforts to push away.
Karinzo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ferrari is keeping busy.
Ferrari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Karinzo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ferrari scores with a knee to the head.
Karinzo looking for a takedown.
Karinzo working hard to break the clinch.
Karinzo letting Ferrari take a breather here.
Karinzo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marcus Ferrari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Karinzo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferrari.
Ferrari lunges at Karinzo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karinzo's hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferrari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferrari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferrari doesn't manage to clinch there - Karinzo circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferrari gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferrari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Ferrari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Ferrari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jyn Karinzo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Karinzo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ferrari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karinzo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferrari scores with a body shot.
Ferrari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karinzo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ferrari fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Karinzo is out of range.
Karinzo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ferrari moves in looking to clinch but Karinzo pushes him off.
Ferrari tries to clinch
enabling Karinzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferrari tries to clinch but Karinzo moves out of range.
Ferrari throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Karinzo's head.
Karinzo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari takes one on the button.
Ferrari is looking to clinch but Karinzo is avoiding it.
Karinzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferrari manages to avoid it.
Karinzo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ferrari.
Karinzo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferrari.
Ferrari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karinzo.
Karinzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferrari is just out of range.
Ferrari avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Karinzo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Karinzo is defended easily by Ferrari.
Ferrari throws a wild body kick that Karinzo sees coming a mile off.
Ferrari is looking to clinch but Karinzo is avoiding it.
Ferrari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karinzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferrari.
Ferrari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karinzo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferrari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karinzo moves away.
Ferrari leaves Karinzo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karinzo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Karinzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferrari was well out of range. Poor timing from Karinzo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ferrari checks a leg kick.
Karinzo misses with a low kick.
Karinzo misses with a double jab.
Jyn Karinzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferrari scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ferrari.
Karinzo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ferrari.
Ferrari avoids the head kick by Karinzo.
Ferrari tries to clinch there but Karinzo circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Karinzo misses
and Ferrari counters with a low kick, right behind Karinzo 's knee.
Karinzo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ferrari's waist but Ferrari gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karinzo off to one side.
Marcus Ferrari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jyn Karinzo.
Karinzo throws a leg kick but Ferrari sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ferrari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karinzo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferrari fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karinzo, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferrari tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ferrari prevents a body shot from Karinzo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferrari landing knees to the head.
Karinzo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ferrari prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Ferrari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jyn Karinzo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Karinzo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ferrari manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Karinzo tries to free his leg and advance position but Ferrari is retaining full guard.
Karinzo pushing down on Ferrari's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Karinzo prevents Ferrari from standing back up.
Karinzo seems to be working for a kimura but Ferrari defends the submission attempt.
Karinzo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Karinzo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ferrari keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karinzo thows a huge punch but Ferrari dodges it nicely.
Karinzo prevents Ferrari from standing back up.
Ferrari on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ferrari tries to get out of the position.
Karinzo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ferrari has managed to free his arm - good work.
Karinzo trying to pass the guard but Ferrari defending well.
Karinzo passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Karinzo tries to control but Ferrari wriggling away.
Karinzo punching from mount but Ferrari doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Karinzo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ferrari is squirming around, avoiding Karinzo's attempts to control the action.
Karinzo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ferrari is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ferrari and Karinzo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari is pushing Karinzo's head away, looking to escape. Karinzo manages to hold on to the position though.
Ferrari is not content to let Karinzo control the position.
Ferrari is trying to buck Karinzo off.
Karinzo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ferrari, who protects the arm well.
Jyn Karinzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karinzo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Karinzo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Karinzo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ferrari throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karinzo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jyn Karinzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ferrari has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Ferrari!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Holnick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donnie Holnick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lester Howell!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holnick throws a solid leg kick but Howell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Holnick.
Howell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Holnick takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Holnick checks a low kick from Howell.
Howell misses with a body kick.
Howell slips under a jab from Holnick.
Lester Howell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howell avoids a kick to the body.
Howell lands a really nice looking cross but Holnick seems unphased.
Howell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holnick moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Howell, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howell connects with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Howell misses.
Howell throws an overhand right that lands on Holnick's shoulder, as Holnick tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holnick throws a half hearted mid kick.
Holnick scoring well with a low kick there.
Howell misses with a looping right.
Howell throws a jab but it's blocked by Holnick.
Howell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Howell, right into the meat.
Holnick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Holnick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Howell.
Howell lands a front kick.
A good leg kick by Howell.
Holnick is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Howell.
Lester Howell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A chopping leg kick lands by Howell.
Holnick walks forward, straight into a front kick from Howell.
A jab from Howell finds it's way through Holnick's defenses.
Howell scoring well with a low kick there.
Holnick takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Donnie Holnick has been cut.
Howell lands with a kick to the ribs.
Howell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Howell scores with a leg kick.
Howell tries a head kick but it misses.
Howell throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Howell works Holnick's body with a nice hook.
Howell throws a head kick that misses.
Holnick throws a push kick but Howell slaps the foot to one side.
Holnick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Howell moves away.
Holnick throws a wild body kick that Howell sees coming a mile off.
Holnick throws a chopping leg kick but Howell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Howell scores with a nice head shot.
Howell throws a head kick that misses.
Howell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Holnick.
Howell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell throws a sloppy head kick and Holnick moves out of range easily.
Howell misses with a low kick.
Holnick fails with a takedown attempt.
Holnick avoids the head kick by Howell.
Holnick fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Howell throws a leg kick but Holnick sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howell throws a half hearted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howell misses with a low kick.
Holnick on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Howell. Howell obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Howell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donnie Holnick's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good exchange - Howell coming out on top.
Nice shot lands for Howell.
Holnick keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Howell throws a head kick that misses.
Holnick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holnick. That's going to slow Howell down.
Howell cracks a nice hook into Holnick's ribs.
Holnick throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Holnick takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holnick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howell.
Howell scores with a nice body kick.
Lester Howell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Howell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Howell.
Howell throws a front kick aimed at Holnick's knee but Holnick avoids it well.
Holnick thows a body shot but no joy.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Holnick might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Holnick slips under a jab.
Howell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Howell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Howell throws a low kick but Holnick avoids it.
Howell is looking to chop away at Holnick's legs.
Holnick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Howell.
Holnick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holnick throws the left hand but Howell avoids the punch easily.
Holnick checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Holnick.
Holnick avoids the head kick by Howell.
Howell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Howell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Howell misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Howell. That snapped Holnick's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Howell cracks Holnick with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Howell throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holnick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Howell scores with a head kick. Holnick tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Howell is looking to score with low kicks.
Holnick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Holnick takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Holnick will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Howell throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Howell keeps Holnick at a distance using the push kick.
Howell lands a lovely overhand right.
Howell throws a leg kick which misses Holnick's front leg but catches the back leg as Holnick tries to avoid it.
Howell lands a high kick!
Holnick is rocked!
Howell is looking to slow Holnick down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Howell.
A solid leg kick lands there for Howell.
Howell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Howell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Howell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Howell lands the left hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Howell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Howell.
Howell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holnick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Howell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Donnie Holnick's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Howell tries a head kick but it misses.
Holnick checks the leg kick.
Holnick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Howell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Howell misses.
A swing and a miss from Holnick.
Howell lands a nice hook to Holnick's body. Holnick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Howell.
Howell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Howell looks for the body kick but Holnick saw that one coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holnick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howell looks to land a body kick but Holnick moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Holnick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holnick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Howell.
Howell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Howell lands a jab to the head.
Good shot there by Howell.
Holnick shoots for a double leg takedown but Howell sprawls well. He's pushed Holnick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Howell misses with a straight right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Holnick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holnick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Howell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell pushes Holnick away with a front kick.
Holnick tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Howell tries to land a front kick but Holnick steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Holnick on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Holnick checks a leg kick nicely.
Howell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Holnick's head.
A head kick misses from Howell.
Howell scores with a leg kick.
Holnick missing with a left hand there. Howell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holnick takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell tries a head kick but it misses.
Howell throws a lazy head kick
and Holnick counters with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Howell.
Howell scores with a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Howell!
Howell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Holnick.
A leg kick checked by Holnick.
Holnick takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Holnick walks into a stiff left hand from Howell.
Holnick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howell connects with an inside leg kick.
Holnick is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Howell delivers a nice body kick.
Holnick takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Howell, right into the meat.
Holnick moves out of range of the body kick.
Holnick closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Howell lands a leg kick that knocks Holnick off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holnick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Howell.
Holnick shoots for a double leg takedown but Howell sprawls well. He's pushed Holnick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie Holnick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Holnick takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Howell really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donnie Holnick's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Holnick takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Holnick throws a half hearted mid kick.
Holnick keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Howell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Holnick looks to land a left hand but Howell moved out of range nicely.
Howell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Howell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Holnick checks a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Holnick.
Howell throws a sloppy head kick and Holnick moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell tries a head kick but it misses.
Holnick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Howell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Howell is looking to land body kicks.
Howell staying out of range there.
Holnick looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Holnick walks into a jab.
A cross from Howell lands.
Holnick blocks a jab.
A combination from Howell does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holnick throws a hook to the side of Howell's head but Howell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Holnick.
Howell throws out a loose jab but Holnick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Holnick checks it well.
Holnick throws a big shot that misses.
Holnick on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Howell. Howell obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circling - Holnick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Howell scores with a push kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A big left from Howell misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Howell - just one landing.
Howell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Holnick throws a good cross that connects.
Howell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holnick throws a chopping leg kick but Howell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Howell slips under a jab from Holnick.
Howell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Howell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Howell tries to bum rush Holnick with a series of wild strikes but Holnick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Howell throws a low kick, looking for Holnick's leg but Holnick calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holnick was well out of range. Poor timing from Howell.
Howell scores with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Howell - just one landing.
Howell leaves Holnick with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Howell tries to bum rush Holnick with a series of wild strikes but Holnick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holnick looks to land a right hand but Howell moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holnick moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Howell lands with a kick to the temple. Holnick shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Howell scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Howell dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Donnie Holnick's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Holnick misses the shot to the body.
Holnick on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Howell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Holnick scores with a takedown into Howell's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Holnick being controlled here momentarily.
Howell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Howell is looking for a triangle but Holnick pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holnick throwing strikes but missing.
Howell is trying to keep Holnick in close.
Howell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Howell working a defensive guard but Holnick passes into half guard.
Holnick is thwarting Howell's attempts to control the position.
Donnie Holnick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Howell is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holnick is looking to advance position but Howell won't allow it.
Holnick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Howell is looking to improve his position.
Holnick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Howell keeps working.
Holnick is trying to work for a kimura but Howell is defending well.
Lester Howell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell wants to get back to full guard.
Holnick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Howell keeps working.
Howell gets full guard.
Howell keeping moving, preventing Holnick from controlling successfully.
Holnick is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holnick wants to control from the top but Howell keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Donnie Holnick.
Howell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A cross from Holnick lands.
Howell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holnick moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Howell.
Holnick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lester Howell.
I've got Howell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 43:50
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 43:50
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lester Howell!
Lester Howell is the new light heavyweight champion!
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