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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Holloway (ranked 3758 p4p, 3514 weight class) and Conor Twelve (ranked 449 p4p, 428 weight class). Twelve is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Notorious REMIX. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Holloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor Twelve!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holloway clinches up against the cage.
I was talking to Holloway's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Holloway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holloway throws a head punch that misses.
Holloway has a couple of punches blocked by Twelve.
Twelve tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holloway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holloway blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Twelve with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holloway blocking some punches.
Holloway gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Twelve pushes Holloway off and gets back to his feet.
Max Holloway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Twelve scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holloway with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Holloway lands a nice shot that snaps Twelve's head back.
Holloway takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Twelve uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holloway.
Twelve swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Holloway.
Holloway swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twelve gets tackled into the cage by Holloway. Holloway maintains the clinch.
Holloway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holloway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Holloway.
Twelve misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Holloway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Holloway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Twelve misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holloway.
Twelve landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Holloway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holloway blocking some punches.
Twelve takes a shot to the head.
Holloway lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Twelve can't find room to land a body shot as Holloway controls the action.
Twelve misses with a punch to the body.
Twelve missing with knees to the body.
Holloway lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holloway displaying some good clinch control by pressing Twelve up against the cage.
Holloway working aggressively here.
Twelve swings wildly with an uppercut but Holloway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Twelve pushes Holloway back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holloway cracks Twelve with a nice body shot.
Holloway misses with a punch to the body.
Twelve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Holloway as Twelve tries to tie him up.
A hook to the body from Holloway.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Twelve is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Holloway slowing the pace effectively.
Twelve taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twelve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Holloway.
Twelve lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Twelve tries to work over Holloway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Twelve.
Twelve wants to stall.
Twelve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holloway has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holloway avoids a wild elbow strike from Twelve.
Twelve tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holloway avoids it.
Twelve trying to land knees to the body.
Twelve is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Holloway lands with a left to the head.
Holloway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Twelve backwards.
Twelve tries to throw a body punch but Holloway avoids it by throwing Twelve back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twelve stalling in the clinch but Holloway improves position.
Holloway presses Twelve against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Twelve fails to land.
Holloway looking for a takedown.
Holloway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Twelve content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Twelve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holloway is working Twelve over against the cage.
Twelve throws an elbow but it misses.
Twelve's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
A bit of stalling here from Holloway.
Twelve trying to control the position but instead, Holloway has worked for underhooks and has pushed Twelve into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Twelve.
A hook to the body from Holloway.
Nice body punch from Twelve.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Max Holloway will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Holloway darts in and clinches Twelve up against the cage.
Holloway is leaning against Twelve and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Holloway pushes Twelve back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Twelve has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Holloway seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Twelve can turn it around.
Holloway avoiding damage as Twelve throws knees to the body.
Holloway stalling against the cage.
Twelve lands an elbow just above Holloway 's eye.
Twelve throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holloway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Twelve throws a head punch that misses.
Twelve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holloway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holloway lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Twelve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holloway tries to work over Twelve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holloway gets through Twelve's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Max Holloway has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Twelve on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twelve lands an uppercut.
Holloway lands a nice uppercut.
Twelve is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holloway is defending well for now.
Twelve avoiding damage.
Twelve misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holloway.
Twelve trying to stall but Holloway improves his position.
Holloway's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Holloway can't find room to land a body shot as Twelve controls the action.
Holloway works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Holloway.
Holloway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holloway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Holloway - that landed with a thud.
Holloway prevents a body shot from Twelve.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holloway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Twelve backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Holloway blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holloway lands with a right to the head.
Holloway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Twelve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holloway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holloway leaning his opponent against the cage.
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!
Twelve is trying to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Twelve.
Twelve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holloway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Holloway avoids a wild elbow strike from Twelve.
Holloway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holloway is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Twelve gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Holloway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Twelve backwards.
Holloway prevents a body shot from Twelve.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Holloway holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Holloway lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Twelve.
Twelve has Holloway pushed against the cage.
Holloway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holloway tries to work over Twelve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Twelve misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holloway.
Twelve stops a takedown attempt from Holloway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holloway struggles to land a body shot inside as Twelve controls his hands.
Twelve takes a shot to the head.
Holloway is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Twelve can do to turn this around?
A hook to the body from Holloway.
Holloway has Twelve pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Twelve manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Holloway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Twelve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holloway blocks an elbow strike from Twelve.
Holloway throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Holloway letting Twelve take a breather here.
Twelve leaning his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holloway.
Holloway misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holloway lands a left hand that snaps the head of Twelve backwards.
Holloway tries to work over Twelve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Holloway dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A cross from Twelve lands.
Holloway misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Holloway wants to clinch
and Twelve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Twelve does it's job there.
Holloway tries to clinch but Twelve moves out of range.
Holloway takes the fight into the clinch.
Holloway stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short body shot lands from Holloway as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holloway leaning against his opponent.
Nice body punch from Holloway - that landed with a thud.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Twelve lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twelve misses with a hook to the ribs.
Twelve throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Holloway displaying some good clinch control by pressing Twelve up against the cage.
Holloway has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Holloway stalling the fight.
Twelve wants to stall.
Holloway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Twelve is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Holloway manages to pull guard.
Holloway pulls Twelve in close to prevent any damage.
Twelve missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twelve wants to control from the top but Holloway keeps moving.
Holloway manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Twelve manages to get himself to full guard.
Max Holloway is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Twelve wants to stand and escape but Holloway is having none of it.
Holloway content to stall in guard here.
Twelve pulls Holloway in close to prevent any damage.
Twelve controls Holloway momentarily but Holloway frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holloway stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Twelve swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Holloway not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Twelve wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Holloway engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Holloway blocks a jab.
Holloway lands a nice leg kick that just misses Twelve's sensitive parts.
Holloway looks for the body kick but Twelve saw that one coming.
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.
Twelve tests Holloway's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Twelve looks to score with a jab to the body but Holloway is just out of range.
Twelve loads up on a big right hand but Holloway slips the punch.
Holloway tries to clinch but Twelve is having none of it.
Twelve was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Holloway clinches.
Twelve displaying some good clinch control by pressing Holloway up against the cage.
Holloway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Conor Twelve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Twelve stalling.
Holloway misses with some punches.
Twelve misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holloway.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Max Holloway.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Holloway, 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Holloway!
Max Holloway made sure to mention his sponsor, Knock Out Clothing in his post fight interview.
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