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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Crusher (ranked 2602 p4p, 3041 weight class) and Tim Holmberg (ranked 304 p4p, 359 weight class). Tim Holmberg has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wesley Crusher's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wesley Crusher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tim Holmberg!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crusher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wesley Crusher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Crusher misses
and Holmberg counters with a single leg into guard. Crusher didn't expect that.
Crusher looking to control.
Holmberg seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
My spies in The Tank Factory inform me that Holmberg has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Holmberg is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmberg content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Crusher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Holmberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crusher looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher working a defensive guard here.
Holmberg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Holmberg lands a couple of elbows.
Holmberg passes into half guard.
Holmberg slips a nice elbow through Crusher's hands, connecting with Crusher's forehead.
Holmberg tries to pass to full mount but Crusher defends it.
Holmberg throwing shots but Crusher is blocking nicely.
Holmberg throwing shots but Crusher is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusher on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Holmberg thows a huge punch but Crusher dodges it nicely.
Holmberg is thwarting Crusher's attempts to control the position.
Holmberg missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Holmberg working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Crusher holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Holmberg drops an elbow to the side of Crusher's head.
Crusher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Holmberg on the ground.
Holmberg working the head and body with strikes.
Holmberg winds up and cracks Crusher with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Crusher is rocked!
Holmberg slows the pace down in half guard.
Holmberg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crusher defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmberg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Holmberg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Oh Crusher is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holmberg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Crusher seems to have got his legs back now.
Holmberg thows a huge punch but Crusher dodges it nicely.
Holmberg throwing shots but Crusher is blocking nicely.
Holmberg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crusher keeping hold of Holmberg's head, controlling as best he can.
Holmberg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusher taking some punishment here, with Holmberg in his half guard.
Holmberg working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holmberg throws a strike but Crusher avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Crusher trying to control the position.
Crusher can't keep his opponent in guard - Holmberg advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Crusher wants to get back to full guard.
Holmberg is nestled in close to Crusher, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holmberg lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Crusher quite badly. Crusher pulls Holmberg in close trying to recover. Holmberg postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Crusher on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Crusher doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Holmberg!
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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
RATING
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