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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Flo Holl (ranked 759 p4p, 2392 weight class) and Whealer Van Hire (ranked 74 p4p, 199 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Van Hire's choice of entrance music: Billy Joe ft. Koni-K | Le sacre de la tronçonneuse. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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20 - 15 - 2 |
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class MT
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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 20 - 15 - 2, fighting out of London, Flo Holl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Whealer Van Hire!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Hire was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Van Hire lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Holl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holl lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Holl moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Holl wants to land a leg kick but Van Hire is out of range.
Holl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Hire.
Van Hire throws a chopping leg kick but Holl manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Holl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Holl.
Van Hire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Holl. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holl appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Holl takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice body punch from Van Hire.
Van Hire lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holl moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holl misses with a hook
and Holl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Hire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Hire checks a leg kick.
Van Hire appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Holl throws a leg kick but Van Hire sees it coming and moves out of range.
Van Hire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holl fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Hire, pushing him back against the cage.
Holl working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holl misses with a knee strike.
Our sources have told us that Holl has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Hire.
A short right from Van Hire on the inside.
Van Hire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Holl trying to land knees to the body.
Holl makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holl misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hire.
Van Hire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Hire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Hire has a couple of punches blocked by Holl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holl avoids the head kick by Van Hire.
Holl throwing a counter right hand but Van Hire manages to avoid it.
Van Hire is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Holl rather than just go for the knockout.
Van Hire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holl scores with a jab to the jaw.
Holl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Hire.
Holl uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Hire.
Van Hire on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Van Hire cracks Holl with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Hire cracks Holl with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Hire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holl paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Holl misses.
Good work by Van Hire as he checks the leg kick.
Van Hire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Holl misses the target.
Van Hire has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Van Hire takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Hire stuns Holl with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holl misses the jab.
Holl avoids the body shot from Van Hire.
Holl tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Hire blocks a leg kick.
Holl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holl tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Hire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Hire works Holl's body with a nice hook.
Whealer Van Hire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holl throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Hire.
Van Hire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice cross by Van Hire.
Holl tries a low kick but Van Hire avoids it.
Van Hire lands a head kick. Holl smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Van Hire just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holl chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Hire can pounce on him.
Holl throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van Hire throws a big counter head kick but Holl avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Hire lands a leg kick that knocks Holl off balance momentarily.
Holl looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Hire is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Hire.
Van Hire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Hire misses with an uppercut. Holl saw that one coming.
Van Hire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Hire throws a looping overhand right but Holl ducks down to avoid it.
Holl throws a leg kick but Van Hire moved away.
Holl scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Holl circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Whealer Van Hire dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Holl moves out of range of the strikes.
Holl blocks a head kick by Van Hire.
An attempted straight right counter from Holl misses the target.
Holl clinches up with Van Hire and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Hire wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Hire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Hire missing with a left hand there. Holl was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holl looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Holl throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Van Hire lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Hire throws out a powerful jab.
Holl throws a leg kick
enabling Van Hire to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Hire was well out of range. Poor timing from Holl.
That kick from Van Hire tenderised Holl's leg. Holl is trying to keep his angry face on.
Holl lands a nice shot that snaps Van Hire's head back.
Van Hire looks to score with a jab to the body but Holl is just out of range.
Holl tried to counter with a leg kick but Van Hire avoided it.
Van Hire tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hire misses with a left hand
enabling Holl to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Hire throws a jab when Holl was well out of range.
Van Hire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whealer Van Hire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holl lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Holl takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A lazy body kick from Holl
and Van Hire counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Holl checks the leg kick nicely there.
Holl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Hire steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Holl.
Holl uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Hire.
Van Hire connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Van Hire cracks a nice hook into Holl's ribs.
Van Hire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holl.
Holl 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.
Holl slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Hire.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Hire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Holl stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Hire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Hire throws out the jab.
Van Hire throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Van Hire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holl swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Van Hire fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Holl scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Hire should have avoided that one.
Holl throws a leg kick that misses.
Holl takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Holl blocks a low kick nicely.
Holl has Van Hire up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Hire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holls head.
Holl missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holl lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Hire or not.
Van Hire lands with a light punch inside.
Holl looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Hire backwards.
Van Hire blocks a body shot from Holl.
Van Hire throws a punch but it's blocked by Holl.
Van Hire tries to work over Holl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Hire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Hire scores with a shot to the side of Holl's head.
Holl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Hire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holl moves into the clinch.
Holl tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hire avoids the damage to the body.
Van Hire misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Hire.
A short right from Holl on the inside.
Holl is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Hire is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Hire lands an uppercut.
Van Hire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holls head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holl softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Hire.
Van Hire breaks from the clinch.
Van Hire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Hire lands with a right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Van Hire there.
Van Hire checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van Hire avoids the head kick by Holl.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Hire.
Van Hire throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Hire.
Van Hire throws a body punch but Holl moves out of range.
Holl throws a head kick but Van Hire moves out of range.
Van Hire throws a big counter head kick but Holl avoids it with no problem.
Van Hire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holl.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Whealer Van Hire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Holl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Hire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Hire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Hire misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Hire.
A bone on bone clash there as Holl blocks the leg kick.
Holl lands a jab to the nose.
Holl takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holl throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van Hire misses with an attempted mid kick.
Holl fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Hire checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hire takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Holl is looking to slow Van Hire down with leg kicks.
Holl fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Holl throws a looping overhand right but Van Hire ducks down to avoid it.
Van Hire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holl stuns Van Hire with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holl fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Hire has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Hire bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Holl's head backwards.
Van Hire swings for the body but Holl moves out of range.
Holl connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Hire finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Van Hire misses the shot to the body.
As Van Hire backs away, Holl returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Holl misses with an uppercut. Van Hire saw that one coming.
Flo Holl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holl avoids a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holl tries to land a body kick
and Van Hire counters with a low kick, right behind Holl 's knee.
Van Hire connects with the punch.
Holl on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Holl tries to clinch there but Van Hire circles away.
A head kick by Van Hire misses
and Holl makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A nice leg kick from Holl, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Hire checks a leg kick.
Van Hire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Holl misses.
Van Hire blocks a head kick by Holl.
Holl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holl closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Hire blocks a low kick nicely.
Van Hire connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Hire closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Hire throws a shot to the body.
Whealer Van Hire is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Van Hire throws a head kick that misses.
Holl throws a leg kick but Van Hire moved away.
Van Hire feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Holls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Van Hire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Holl misses.
Nice straight punches there by Holl. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Holl.
Holl throws a low kick but Van Hire moves out of range easily.
Van Hire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holl is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holl throws a body shot but no joy.
Holl doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Hire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Van Hire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Holl has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Hire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Van Hire tenderised Holl's leg. Holl is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Hire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Hire was well out of range. Poor timing from Holl.
A shot to the liver by Holl. Beautiful body shot.
Holl throws a leg kick but Van Hire sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Holl throws a looping overhand right but Van Hire ducks down to avoid it.
Van Hire flicks out a counter leg kick but Holl steps away.
Holl throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Hire counters with a stiff right hand.
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 Flo Holl.
I think Van Hire 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whealer Van Hire!
Whealer Van Hire bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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