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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Larry Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Kampan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin Kampan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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200 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Larry Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin Kampan!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Holmes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Holmes lands in his opponent's guard.
Kampan has his foot on Holmes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Holmes works his way back into a safe position though.
Kampan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Holmes has passed into half guard!
Holmes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kampan on the ground.
Holmes wants to free his trapped foot but Kampan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kampan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Holmes.
Still in half guard, Holmes seems content to control.
Kampan is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes lands with a punch from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Holmes in particular looking to stall.
Kampan moves into full guard.
Kampan wants to sweep here but Holmes controlling him for the moment.
Holmes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kampan looks gassed!
Holmes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kampan is keeping the position for now.
Holmes stays in close to Kampan's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kampan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Holmes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kampan keeping full guard, as Holmes tries to pass.
Holmes connects with a couple of short punches.
Holmes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kampan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Holmes is staying tight to Kampan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Holmes is putting a hurting on Kampan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Holmes controlling the position.
Holmes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kampan to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kampan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Holmes in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Holmes's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kampan taking a bit of punishment here - Holmes scoring with strikes.
Kampan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Holmes looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Holmes advances to full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Holmes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Holmes gets a takedown into half guard.
Holmes seems to be looking for submissions.
Holmes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kampan keeps working.
Holmes working the head and body with strikes.
Kampan is refusing to be controlled, as Holmes sits in half guard.
Holmes winds up and cracks Kampan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kampan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kampan misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Holmes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Holmes performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kampan has hold of Holmes's hands but Holmes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Holmes trying to pass the guard but Kampan defending well.
Well, if Holmes is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Holmes with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Holmes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Holmes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes controlling from mount.
Holmes breaks from Kampan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kampan taking shots to the head.
Holmes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Holmes lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Holmes.
Holmes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kampan looks a forlorn figure.
Holmes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kampan?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes controlling his opponent.
Holmes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kampan's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Holmes dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A punch combination from Holmes misses.
Kampan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Holmes drives through with a takedown into guard.
Holmes content to stall in guard here.
Holmes connects with a couple of short punches.
Holmes scoring with some ground and pound.
Kampan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Holmes controls the pace.
Kampan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holmes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Holmes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Holmes seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kampan for as long as he can get away with.
Holmes wants to pass the guard but Kampan is keeping the position.
Holmes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kampan can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Holmes is working Kampan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Holmes passes into half guard.
Kampan tries to roll over but Holmes keeps him under control.
Holmes trying to pass the guard but Kampan defending well.
Holmes drops an elbow to the side of Kampan's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries to pass to full mount but Kampan defends it.
Larry Holmes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Holmes uses his free foot to push down on Kampan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kampan.
Holmes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kampan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Holmes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Holmes's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin Kampan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee stands the fighters back up. Larry Holmes just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Holmes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Holmes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Holmes!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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