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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Wilson (ranked 3524 p4p, 4483 weight class) and Nick Holmes (ranked 310 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Nick Holmes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Wilson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes forces Wilson back against the cage and clinches.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Holmes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wilson walks away with a smile on his face. Holmes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Holmes swinging wildly here.
Wilson stuffs the takedown.
Wilson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Holmes throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wilson counters by clinching up.
Holmes jumps guard.
Wilson preventing the sweep.
Holmes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Holmes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes is striking off his back. Wilson thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Holmes is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Holmes is looking to escape.
Holmes wants to control but Wilson is keeping busy.
Wilson 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.
Wilson wants to stand up but Holmes has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Holmes wants to control but Wilson is keeping busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Holmes shoots in looking for a takedown but Wilson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Holmes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mike Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Holmes.
Holmes shoots in for a takedown but Wilson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Holmes looks to land a combination. Wilson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Holmes looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Holmes fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilson is looking to counter the offense by Holmes and move into the clinch.
Wilson has closed the distance and engaged Holmes in a clinch.
Wilson tries to pull guard but Holmes won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Holmes.
A bit of stalling here from Holmes.
Holmes tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilson avoids the damage to the body.
Holmes pulls guard.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holmes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wilson . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wilson stops Holmes from standing up.
Wilson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Holmes wants to get back to his feet but Wilson drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is looking for a sweep.
Holmes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wilson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Holmes has escaped the position, nice work there.
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Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holmes is trying to control Wilson 's posture but Wilson avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nick Holmes will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Holmes shoots for a takedown but Wilson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wilson has Holmes pressed against the cage, preventing Holmes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wilson keeps control of Holmes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Holmes working hard to break the clinch.
Holmes is trying to drag Wilson to the mat but Wilson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wilson breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holmes jumps guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wilson postures up.
Holmes trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Wilson wants to stand and escape but instead Holmes has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Holmes wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
Holmes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wilson is trying to keep Holmes in close.
Holmes trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Holmes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Holmes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Holmes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wilson sprawls well. Wilson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Holmes gets slowly back to his feet.
Mike Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Holmes.
Holmes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wilson avoids it really well and circles away.
Wilson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Holmes.
Holmes misses with a takedown attempt - Wilson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Holmes shoots for a takedown but Wilson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt - Holmes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Holmes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wilson but Wilson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Holmes has closed the distance and engaged Wilson in a clinch.
Holmes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wilson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Holmes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wilson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holmes's efforts to push away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Holmes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Holmes shoots in for a takedown but Wilson shows good takedown defense.
Holmes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wilson tries to avoid it but Holmes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wilson to the ground. Wilson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Holmes tries to get set, Wilson tries to push him back and clinch up but Holmes manages to avoid the attempt.
Wilson slaps away a takedown attempt from Holmes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mike Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Holmes.
Holmes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holmes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wilson pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wilson pushes Holmes up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holmes is defending well for now.
Holmes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wilson smiles and moves away.
Holmes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilson is looking for a counter combo.
Wilson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Holmes lands a slapping body shot.
Holmes wants to clinch but Wilson slips to the side
and Wilson counters with a single leg into guard. Holmes didn't expect that.
Holmes is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Wilson presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wilson taking a breather.
Holmes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holmes lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes has a takedown stuffed.
Wilson 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson pushing down on Holmes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wilson is trying to control the action in half guard but Holmes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Holmes has hold of Wilson 's hands but Wilson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Well, if Wilson 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.
Wilson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wilson blocks the strikes from Holmes.
Nick Holmes has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wilson prevents Holmes from improving his position.
Holmes keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wilson wants to stand but Holmes has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mike Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nick Holmes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holmes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Holmes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nick Holmes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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