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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Holliday (ranked 4401 p4p, 4433 weight class) and Danni LaRusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Holliday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danni LaRusso!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaRusso misses with an uppercut
and Holliday counters with a series of strikes. LaRusso will be more careful next time no doubt.
LaRusso misses with a straight right.
Holliday uses good head movement to avoid the hook from LaRusso.
LaRusso rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holliday counters with a left to the body.
LaRusso throws a hook to the side of Holliday's head but Holliday sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
LaRusso misses with an uppercut. Holliday saw that one coming.
LaRusso lands a head shot.
Holliday misses with a two punch combination.
Holliday displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as LaRusso throws out the jab.
LaRusso scores with a nice strike.
LaRusso looks to throw the jab but Holliday is out of range.
Holliday seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
LaRusso slips a jab and a cross from Holliday.
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!
LaRusso throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from LaRusso misses the target.
LaRusso misses with a hook
and LaRusso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holliday misses with a straight left.
LaRusso misses with an uppercut
and Holliday counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
LaRusso takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Danni LaRusso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday walks into a left hand.
LaRusso might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Holliday misses with a wild combination.
LaRusso thows a left - swing and a miss!
LaRusso cracks Holliday with an open hand slap.
Holliday takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Holliday is rocked!
LaRusso throws a shot from downtown. Holliday moves away and avoids it.
Oh Holliday is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
LaRusso scores with a jab. Holliday acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Holliday misses with a series of wild punches.
LaRusso is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Holliday moves out of range of the strikes.
LaRusso misses with an uppercut.
Holliday seems to have got his legs back now.
LaRusso misses with an uppercut
and Holliday counters with a straight right hand.
Holliday takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holliday throws a nice looking combination but LaRusso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from LaRusso misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso throws a hook to the side of Holliday's head but Holliday sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
LaRusso scores with a hook.
Holliday displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice uppercut there from LaRusso.
LaRusso fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
LaRusso misses with a left hand
and Holliday counters with a straight right hand.
LaRusso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holliday counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holliday bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
LaRusso looks winded!
LaRusso throws an off balance right hand
letting Holliday counter with a right hand.
LaRusso is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holliday.
Holliday misses with a series of wild punches.
LaRusso cracks Holliday with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
LaRusso misses with a hook
and Holliday cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso misses with an uppercut
and Holliday counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Holliday takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
LaRusso throws a right hand that misses
and Holliday counters with a straight right hand.
LaRusso throws a poor cross that misses
and Holliday counters with a straight right hand.
LaRusso throws a shot from downtown. Holliday moves away and avoids it.
Holliday misses with a few strikes there.
Holliday throws a series of punches but LaRusso avoids them all with ease.
Holliday moves out of range of the strikes.
LaRusso throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holliday appears to be looking for a big counter.
Holliday moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LaRusso throws a poor cross that misses
and Holliday counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
LaRusso throws an off balance right hand
and LaRusso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
LaRusso throws out a loose jab but Holliday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holliday appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
LaRusso throws a right hand that misses
and Holliday connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holliday misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
LaRusso tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Holliday. Beautiful body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Holliday as he connects with a hook.
Holliday punishes LaRusso's body with a nice straight punch.
Holliday throws a right and a left that both miss.
LaRusso misses with a hook. Holliday ducked under it nicely.
Holliday lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Holliday.
Holliday fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Holliday stuns LaRusso with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
LaRusso takes one on the button.
Holliday is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
LaRusso misses with a lunging right hand
and Holliday counters with a three punch combo that has LaRusso backing up. LaRusso nods at Holliday to acknowledge the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
LaRusso misses with an uppercut
and Holliday counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Holliday lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Holliday stuns LaRusso with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Holliday dominated that round.
That's time! Holliday's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Holliday throws a series of punches but LaRusso moves out of range.
LaRusso throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Holliday misses.
A jab from LaRusso misses.
LaRusso dodges the punch combination from Holliday.
Eric Holliday is winning the standup battle so far.
LaRusso takes a shot right to the bread basket.
LaRusso scores with a jab to the jaw.
Holliday is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that LaRusso can do to turn this around?
A big left from LaRusso misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holliday misses with a double jab.
Holliday comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
LaRusso lands a glancing blow to the side of Holliday's head.
LaRusso scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LaRusso misses with a hook
and Holliday counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaRusso misses with an uppercut
and Holliday counters with a nice uppercut.
Holliday lands a two punch combo.
Holliday is working the combinations to good effect here.
LaRusso misses with a lunging right hand
and Holliday counters with a lovely straight right hand!
LaRusso is breathing heavily.
Holliday's hands are dropping dangerously low here and LaRusso connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Holliday scrambles back to his feet.
LaRusso throws a right hand that misses
and Holliday connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holliday swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holliday has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Holliday there as he acknowledges the shot.
LaRusso looks to land a left hand but Holliday moved out of range nicely.
Holliday uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from LaRusso.
LaRusso's jab looks to have found its range, popping Holliday under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holliday staying out of range there.
Holliday was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Holliday gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
LaRusso throws an off balance right hand
and Holliday counters with a right hand to the body.
LaRusso throws a lazy uppercut
and Holliday counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from LaRusso misses the target.
Eric Holliday is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holliday lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A swing and a miss from LaRusso.
Holliday uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from LaRusso.
Some wild striking there from Holliday.
A nice combination there by Holliday.
LaRusso swings widly with a right hand
and Holliday counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
LaRusso misses with an uppercut
and Holliday counters with a nice uppercut.
Holliday throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holliday uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from LaRusso.
Holliday cracks LaRusso with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Holliday keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from LaRusso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holliday counters with a nice uppercut.
Good exchange - Holliday coming out on top.
LaRusso misses with a straight left.
LaRusso throws a poor cross that misses
and Holliday counters with a three punch combo that has LaRusso backing up. LaRusso nods at Holliday to acknowledge the strikes.
Holliday misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
LaRusso rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holliday counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Holliday misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut there from Holliday.
Holliday walks into a straight right hand from LaRusso.
LaRusso throws an off balance right hand
and Holliday counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LaRusso connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Holliday momentarily.
Holliday getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso throws an overhand right that lands on Holliday's shoulder, as Holliday tries to avoid the shot.
Holliday scores with a jab. LaRusso acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Holliday lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Holliday.
Holliday will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
LaRusso with a nice cross.
LaRusso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holliday counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
LaRusso throws a lazy uppercut
and LaRusso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
LaRusso misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holliday tries to bum rush LaRusso with a series of wild strikes but LaRusso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
LaRusso misses with a right hand
and Holliday counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holliday lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Holliday 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!
LaRusso takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
LaRusso dodges the punch combination from Holliday.
Holliday slips under a jab from LaRusso.
LaRusso throws out a loose jab but Holliday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holliday moves away from the strike by LaRusso.
Holliday misses with a wild combination.
LaRusso throws a right hand that misses
and Holliday counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holliday lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LaRusso jabbing away but nothing is landing.
LaRusso has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Holliday walks into a left hand.
Good exchange - Holliday coming out on top.
LaRusso throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Holliday on the side of the head.
LaRusso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holliday counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaRusso swings widly with a right hand
and LaRusso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
LaRusso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
LaRusso pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
LaRusso throws a poor cross that misses
and Holliday connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
LaRusso scores with a jab. Holliday acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holliday. LaRusso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holliday swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holliday scores with a body shot.
LaRusso misses with a hook
and Holliday cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
LaRusso throws a hook but Holliday avoids it easily.
LaRusso misses with an uppercut
and Holliday counters with a right hand to the body.
Holliday steps to the side to avoid the strikes from LaRusso.
LaRusso swings widly with a right hand
letting Holliday counter with a right hand.
Holliday lands with a nice combination. LaRusso backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holliday misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday lands a nice looking body shot.
Holliday takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
LaRusso rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holliday counters with a one-two to the body.
LaRusso throws a lazy uppercut
and Holliday counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
LaRusso takes one to the side of the head.
LaRusso throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Holliday to counter with a crisp jab.
Holliday fails to land with a series of punches.
LaRusso is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Holliday misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LaRusso.
LaRusso throws a poor cross that misses
and Holliday counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holliday takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Holliday lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso connects with a looping right hand.
Holliday lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
LaRusso misses with a hook.
LaRusso walks into a left hand.
Holliday shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
LaRusso misses with an uppercut
and Holliday connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holliday keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Holliday throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Holliday moves out of range as LaRusso strikes.
Holliday throwing a counter right hand but LaRusso manages to avoid it.
LaRusso misses with a lunging right hand
and Holliday counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holliday looks to score with a jab to the body but LaRusso is just out of range.
LaRusso misses with a looping right.
LaRusso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holliday connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday lands a jab.
Holliday slips under a jab.
LaRusso misses with an uppercut. Holliday saw that one coming.
LaRusso throws a lazy uppercut
and Holliday counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Danga de danga de dang - Holliday scores with a four punch combination!
LaRusso loads up on a big right hand but Holliday slips the punch.
Holliday takes one on the button.
LaRusso misses with a right hand
and Holliday connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice straight punches there by LaRusso. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of LaRusso.
Holliday throws a series of punches but LaRusso avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LaRusso cracks Holliday with an open hand slap.
LaRusso scores with a nice strike.
Danni LaRusso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eric Holliday is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holliday bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Holliday showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Holliday has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Eric Holliday!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Eric Holliday!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Eric Holliday!
Eric Holliday wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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