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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Olly Holy (ranked 453 p4p, 276 weight class) and Mark Rapheal (ranked 60 p4p, 37 weight class). Mark Rapheal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Olly Holy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Rapheal!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rapheal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rapheal doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Holy moves into the clinch.
Rapheal is leaning against Holy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rapheal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Rapheal.
Holy is trying to pull guard but Rapheal turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Holy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rapheal walks away with a smile on his face. Holy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Holy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rapheal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rapheal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rapheal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rapheal throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Rapheal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rapheal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rapheal throws a body punch but Holy moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapheal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rapheal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holy wants to clinch.
Holy is looking to clinch but Rapheal is avoiding it.
Rapheal was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Holy tries to clinch up.
Holy tries to clinch but Rapheal is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rapheal! But no joy.
Holy moves into the clinch.
Holy successfully pulls guard.
Holy has Rapheal pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rapheal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rapheal is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Holy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rapheal defends well.
Rapheal looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holy controlling the position.
Holy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Holy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rapheal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holy backing away here, and Rapheal unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Holy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Olly Holy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Holy tries to clinch
and Rapheal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holy moves in looking to clinch but Rapheal pushes him off.
Holy tries to close the distance and clinch but Rapheal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holy is looking to clinch but Rapheal is avoiding it.
Rapheal throws out a counter right but Holy avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holy clinches up with Rapheal and pushes him back against the cage.
Holy tries to pull guard but Rapheal holds him up against the cage and eventually Holy drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olly Holy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rapheal walks away with a smile on his face. Holy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Holy clinches with his opponent.
Holy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Holy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rapheal just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rapheal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Holy jumps guard but Rapheal turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Good body shot from Rapheal.
Holy jumps into guard, dragging Rapheal to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Holy is breathing heavily.
Rapheal controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Rapheal dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Holy slips under a jab from Rapheal.
Holy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holy tries to clinch but Rapheal is having none of it.
Holy tries to clinch up
and Rapheal counters with a nice uppercut.
Holy tries to clinch up but Rapheal circles away and keeps his distance.
Rapheal thinks about the counter body kick.
Holy is looking to clinch but Rapheal is avoiding it.
It seemed like Rapheal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Holy wants to clinch.
Olly Holy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Holy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Holy wants to clinch but Rapheal slips to the side
and Holy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holy backing away here, and Rapheal unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rapheal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holy closes the distance but Rapheal moves to the side
and Rapheal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holy thinking.
Rapheal throws a looping overhand right but Holy ducks down to avoid it.
Holy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rapheal sprawls and moves away.
Rapheal throws a jab when Holy was well out of range.
Holy attempts a counter takedown but Rapheal avoids it well and moves away.
Holy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rapheal steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Holy moves in looking to clinch but Rapheal pushes him off.
Holy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rapheal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holy darts in trying to clinch
and Rapheal counters with a good low kick that Holy was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holy tries to clinch up but Rapheal circles away and keeps his distance.
Rapheal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holy.
Holy tries to clinch but Rapheal moves out of range.
Holy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rapheal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holy takes the fight into the clinch.
Holy jumps guard but Rapheal stands there with Holy around his waist. Holy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rapheal misses with the head strike.
Rapheal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holy wants to clinch up but Rapheal keeps it at a distance.
Mark Rapheal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rapheal swats away the attempt to clinch by Holy.
Holy tries to clinch but Rapheal moves out of range.
Holy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holy tries to clinch up
and Rapheal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Holy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rapheal looks to throw the jab but Holy is out of range.
Holy tries to clinch up but Rapheal circles away and keeps his distance.
Holy doesn't manage to clinch there - Rapheal circles away.
Holy looks to clinch
and Rapheal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Holy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rapheal circles away from the clinch attempt
and Holy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holy doesn't manage to clinch there - Rapheal circles away.
Rapheal swats away the attempt to clinch by Holy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rapheal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holy tries to clinch there but Rapheal circles away.
Rapheal misses with a looping right.
Holy wants to clinch up but Rapheal keeps it at a distance.
Holy moves in looking to clinch but Rapheal pushes him off.
Rapheal takes a swing at Holy's ribcage but misses.
Holy feinted with a counter takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rapheal appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Holy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rapheal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rapheal counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Holy blocks the leg kick.
Holy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Holy tries to clinch but Rapheal is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Rapheal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Holy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holy tries to clinch up.
Rapheal is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Holy with a body shot.
Holy wants to clinch
and Rapheal counters with a leg kick.
Holy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holy is looking to clinch but Rapheal is avoiding it.
Rapheal circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Rapheal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Holy is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rapheal! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holy tries to close the distance and clinch but Rapheal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rapheal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rapheal just misses with a punch to the body.
Rapheal throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapheal throws a sloppy head kick and Holy moves out of range easily.
Holy is looking to clinch.
Holy tries to clinch up but Rapheal circles away and keeps his distance.
Rapheal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Holy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holy is looking to clinch.
Holy tries to clinch but Rapheal moves away
and Rapheal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holy is looking to clinch.
Rapheal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rapheal keeps the fight on the outside.
Rapheal replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Holy blocks it well.
Decent striking displayed by Rapheal there.
Holy tries to clinch up.
Holy tries to clinch up but Rapheal circles away and keeps his distance.
Rapheal fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Holy is out of range.
Holy attempts a counter takedown but Rapheal avoids it well and moves away.
Holy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holy wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Holy.
Rapheal looks to score with a jab to the body but Holy is just out of range.
Holy looks to clinch
and Rapheal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holy clinches up with Rapheal and pushes him back against the cage.
Holy jumps guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holy has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Rapheal is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Holy.
Holy is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at BLK ELITE MASTERS, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Rapheal wants to take a breather but Holy manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Rapheal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holy looking to control but Rapheal passes into half guard.
Rapheal controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Holy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rapheal pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Rapheal seems content to control.
Holy tries to get to full guard but Rapheal has control of the leg.
Rapheal slows the pace down in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rapheal prevents Holy from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Rapheal really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rapheal throws a looping overhand right but Holy ducks down to avoid it.
Rapheal misses with a low kick.
Holy tries to clinch but Rapheal is having none of it.
Holy tries to clinch up but Rapheal circles away and keeps his distance.
Rapheal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rapheal keeps the fight on the outside.
Holy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rapheal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holy tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Rapheal counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holy wants to clinch but Rapheal slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rapheal sends Holy crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rapheal is motioning to the referee to let Holy up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Holy is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holy darts in trying to clinch
and Rapheal counters with a big left hand that crumples Holy! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Rapheal!
Mark Rapheal is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Mark Rapheal thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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