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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mr Mojo Risin (ranked 977 p4p, 746 weight class) and Flo Holl (ranked 101 p4p, 77 weight class). Risin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is L.A. Woman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mr Mojo Risin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Flo Holl!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holl throws a front kick aimed at Risin's knee but Risin avoids it well.
Holl scores with a punch to the head.
Risin misses with a body kick.
Holl misses with a kick to the body.
Risin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Risin tries to land a front kick but Holl steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Holl avoids a kick to the body.
Risin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holl looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Holl has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Flo Holl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holl tries to clinch but Risin is having none of it.
A slow jab from Risin misses its intended target.
Risin backing away here, and Holl unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Holl throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Holl throws a leg kick but Risin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Holl.
Risin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Holl throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Risin to counter with a crisp jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Holl lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Risin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Risin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Risin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Holl just manages to avoid it.
Holl throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Risin tried to counter with a leg kick but Holl avoided it.
Risin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Holl under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Risin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Risin misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Holl tenderised Risin's leg. Risin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Holl darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Risin looks to land a body kick but Holl moved away.
Risin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holl feints a counter leg kick.
Holl thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Risin if he has to take too many more of those.
Risin throws a leg kick that misses.
Risin is looking to score with low kicks.
Risin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Holl lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Risin throws a body punch but Holl moves out of range.
Holl throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Risin's head.
Holl blocks a low kick nicely.
Holl looks to land a right hand but Risin moved out of range.
A clash of legs there as Holl blocks the low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Risin circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holl doesn't manage to clinch there - Risin circles away.
Risin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holl. Holl obviously looking to wear him down.
Holl moves in looking to clinch but Risin pushes him off.
Holl instigates a clinch.
Holl looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holl with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holl tries to land a knee to the head but Risin blocks with his arms.
Risin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holl fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Risin, pushing him back against the cage.
Risin managing to block the knees to the body from Holl.
Risin breaks the clinch.
Risin tries to land a leg kick but Holl saw it coming and moves away.
Risin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holl manages to avoid it.
Risin lands a jab to the head.
Holl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Risin is looking to slow Holl down with leg kicks.
Risin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holl moves to clinch but Risin breaks away
and Risin counters with a good low kick that Holl was not able to check.
Holl walks into a left hand.
Holl fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Risin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Risin lands a nice hook to Holl's body. Holl takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Risin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holl counters with a body kick.
Holl takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Risin connects with a leg kick.
Risin misses with an uppercut. Holl saw that one coming.
Holl throws a hook but Risin blocks it.
Holl avoids a kick to the body.
Holl with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Holl misses the jab.
Holl keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Risin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Holl.
Holl uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Holl throws the kick towards the body but Risin avoids it.
Holl takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Risin throws a sloppy head kick and Holl moves out of range easily.
Holl tries to score with a low kick but Risin moves his leg out of the way.
Risin throwing a counter right hand but Holl manages to avoid it.
Risin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Holl walks into a jab.
A big right from Holl misses.
Holl looks to land a body kick but Risin moved away.
Risin moves out of range of the body kick from Holl.
Holl takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Holl connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Risin connects with an inside leg kick.
Holl dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Risin. That did some damage!
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 Mr Mojo Risin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Holl gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Risin.
Holl fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Risin is out of range.
Holl misses with a hook
and Risin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holl takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A swing and a miss from Holl.
A lazy left from Holl finds it's target.
Holl connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Risin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holl's sensitive parts.
Holl's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Holl motions for Risin to come forward. Holl throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Risin.
Holl motions for Risin to come forward. Holl throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Risin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Holl throws a solid leg kick but Risin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Holl.
Risin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Holl tries to clinch up but Risin circles away and keeps his distance.
Risin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holl blocks a head kick by Risin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holl tries to work over Risin's front leg with a kick but Risin checks it.
Holl motions for Risin to come forward. Holl throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Risin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Risin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Risin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Risin misses with a head kick.
Holl has managed to clinch.
Holl with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holl creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Holl blocks a body shot from Risin.
Holl fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holl.
Risin tries to throw a body punch but Holl avoids it by throwing Risin back against the cage.
Risin tries to throw a body punch but Holl avoids it by throwing Risin back against the cage.
Holl connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Risin struggles to land a body shot inside as Holl controls his hands.
Risin misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Risin.
Risin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holl's elbow.
Risin avoiding damage.
Risin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Risin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Risin taking a breather.
Holl misses with a knee strike.
Holl putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Risin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Risin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Risin managing to block the knees to the body from Holl.
Holl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flo Holl seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holl looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Risin breaks from the clinch.
Risin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holl.
Holl tries to close the distance and clinch up but Risin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Risin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A low kick lands for Risin.
Risin slips under a jab.
Holl wants to clinch up but Risin keeps it at a distance.
Risin keeps the fight on the outside.
Risin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Risin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Holl with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Risin to score with a decent uppercut.
Risin lands with an uppercut that bounces Holl off the cage and back into range.
Holl throws a wild body kick that Risin sees coming a mile off.
Good standup being displayed there by Holl as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holl misses with a hook
and Risin counters with a leg kick.
Risin lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holl is looking to land body kicks.
A nice leg kick from Risin, right into the meat of the thigh.
Risin scores with a head kick.
Holl with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Risin to score with a decent uppercut.
Mr Mojo Risin is winning the standup battle so far.
Holl throws a head kick that misses
and Risin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Risin's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Risin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Risin connects with a body shot that sends Holl's belly button to the back.
Holl lands a front kick.
Risin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Risin 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.
Holl misses with a low kick.
Good work by Risin as he checks the leg kick.
Risin moves out of range of the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mr Mojo Risin 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. 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Risin. Holl does a little dance to reset his feet.
Risin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Risin throws an overhand right that lands on Holl's shoulder, as Holl tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holl! But no joy.
Holl motions for Risin to come forward. Holl throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Risin lands a slapping body shot.
Holl throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Holl wants to clinch up but Risin keeps it at a distance.
Risin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holl doesn't seem bothered though.
Risin throws a leg kick but Holl sees it coming and moves out of range.
Risin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holl tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Risin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Risin lands with a shot to the body.
Holl throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Risin counters with a thumping low kick.
Holl connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut lands for Risin. That snapped Holl's head back.
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!
That kick from Holl tenderised Risin's leg. Risin is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holl throws a jab but it's blocked by Risin.
Holl avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Risin scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick from Holl, right into the meat of the thigh.
Risin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Holl scores with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Risin blocks the leg kick.
Holl motions for Risin to come forward. Holl throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holl thows a leg kick but Risin checks it
and Risin counters with a thumping low kick.
Risin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Risin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Holl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Risin lands a head shot.
Risin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Holl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flo Holl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holl doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Risin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Risin throws a one two combo.
A low kick from Holl misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Risin slips a straight right by Holl.
Holl throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Holl throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Risin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Holl just manages to avoid it.
Holl throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Risin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Risin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Risin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A low kick lands for Risin.
Holl looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Holl takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Holl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Risin.
Risin misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Risin.
Risin misses with a low kick.
Holl counters with a body kick.
Holl scores with a nice right hand.
Risin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Holl at a distance.
Holl is looking to score with low kicks.
Holl throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Risin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holl can do to turn this around?
Risin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mr Mojo Risin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A chopping leg kick lands by Risin.
Holl motions for Risin to come forward. Holl throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holl pivots, looking for a leg kick but Risin is out of range and Holl settles back down.
Risin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Risin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Risin keeps the fight on the outside.
Holl swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Risin counters with a thumping low kick.
A low kick from Holl is predictable there
and Risin counters with a nice body shot.
Holl takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Holl is predictable there
and Risin counters with a right hand to the body.
Holl misses with a left hand
and Risin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Risin cracks a nice hook into Holl's ribs.
Risin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holl throws a body kick that misses
and Risin counters with a nice leg kick.
Holl scores with a decent looking hook.
Risin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holl moves away.
Risin throws a sloppy head kick and Holl moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Risin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Risin lands a lovely overhand right.
Holl fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Risin is out of range.
Holl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holl fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Risin is out of range.
Risin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Mojo Risin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Risin, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Mojo Risin!
After the big win, Mr Mojo Risin made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brooklyn Apothecary and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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