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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Olly Holy (ranked 429 p4p, 998 weight class) and Haisam Moghadam (ranked 60 p4p, 139 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Olly Holy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haisam Moghadam!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holy tries to clinch up but Moghadam circles away and keeps his distance.
Moghadam swats away the attempt to clinch by Holy.
Moghadam is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Holy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moghadam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moghadam doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Holy tries to clinch
and Moghadam counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holy is looking to clinch.
Holy ducks right into an uppercut from Moghadam.
Holy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moghadam has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Holy wants to clinch up but Moghadam keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holy tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Moghadam on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Holy wants to clinch.
Moghadam keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holy tries to clinch up
and Moghadam counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moghadam misses with a hook. Holy ducked under it nicely.
Holy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Moghadam swats away the attempt to clinch by Holy.
Moghadam is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Holy with a body shot.
Holy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holy wants to clinch up but Moghadam keeps it at a distance.
Moghadam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moghadam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holy moves away.
Moghadam keeps the fight on the outside.
Moghadam swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Holy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holy wants to clinch but Moghadam slips to the side
letting Moghadam counter with a right hand.
Holy has managed to clinch.
Moghadam scores with a shoulder strike.
Holy gets control of Moghadam's arms and successfully pulls guard. Holy will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Holy is trying to keep Moghadam in close.
Holy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Holy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Moghadam controls the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Moghadam is fighting to break Holy's control of his arms but Holy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moghadam swats away the attempt to clinch by Holy.
Moghadam now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Holy tries to close the distance and clinch but Moghadam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holy moves in looking to clinch but Moghadam pushes him off.
Moghadam throws out a counter right but Holy avoids it with no problem.
Moghadam throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Holy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moghadam manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moghadam looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Holy tries to clinch but Moghadam moves out of range.
Holy tries to clinch there but Moghadam circles away.
Moghadam doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moghadam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moghadam swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Holy tries to close the distance and clinch but Moghadam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moghadam keeps the fight on the outside.
Holy ducks under a wild hook from Moghadam.
Holy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Moghadam sprawls and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Haisam Moghadam dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Moghadam swats away the attempt to clinch by Holy.
Moghadam keeps the fight on the outside.
Moghadam throws a quick inside leg kick.
Holy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moghadam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moghadam keeps the fight on the outside.
Holy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moghadam.
Holy tries to clinch up.
Haisam Moghadam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moghadam throws a jab when Holy was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holy wants to clinch.
Holy tries to close the distance and clinch but Moghadam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moghadam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holy moves into the clinch successfully.
Holy jumps guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Holy is controlling Moghadam's posture.
Moghadam must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Moghadam controlling from the top position.
Moghadam has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Holy to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Moghadam is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Holy pulls down on the head and he's put Moghadam to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Olly Holy!
A very excited looking Olly Holy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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