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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Holden Easterly (ranked 1126 p4p, 3982 weight class) and Bobby Knuckles (ranked 133 p4p, 396 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Holden Easterly !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles misses with a lunging right hand
and Easterly counters with a straight right hand.
Holden Easterly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Easterly looks to land a combination. Knuckles sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A shot to the liver by Easterly . Beautiful body shot.
Easterly catches Knuckles with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Easterly slips under a jab from Knuckles.
Easterly misses with a wild body shot.
Knuckles throws an overhand right that lands on Easterly 's shoulder, as Easterly tries to avoid the shot.
Knuckles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Easterly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Knuckles.
Easterly misses the shot to the body.
Knuckles looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Easterly pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Knuckles back to the cage. Easterly follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Easterly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knuckles was well out of range. Poor timing from Easterly .
Easterly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Easterly moves away from the strike by Knuckles.
Easterly scores with a jab to the body.
Easterly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Easterly connects with a single shot there.
Easterly lands with a good body shot.
Easterly slips a jab from Knuckles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Knuckles misses with a hook to the body
and Easterly counters with a straight right hand.
Easterly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knuckles is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Knuckles pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Easterly back to the cage. Knuckles follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Easterly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Easterly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Easterly swings for the body but Knuckles moves out of range.
Easterly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knuckles momentarily.
Easterly lands with a right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Easterly .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knuckles moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That kick from Easterly tenderised Knuckles's leg. Knuckles is trying to keep his angry face on.
Easterly scores with a jab. Knuckles acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Some wild striking there from Knuckles.
Easterly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Easterly swings wildly with an uppercut but Knuckles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Easterly tries to land knees in the clinch but Knuckles avoids the damage to the body.
Easterly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knuckles throws a punch but it's blocked by Easterly .
Easterly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Easterly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Easterly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Easterly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Easterly is leaning against Knuckles and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knuckles misses with a body punch.
Knuckles tries to work over Easterly 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Easterly misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easterly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Knuckless head.
Easterly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Easterly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Knuckles or not.
Knuckles looks winded!
Easterly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Easterly lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Easterly .
Easterly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Easterly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Knuckles's brow.
Easterly gets through Knuckles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Easterly lands with a right to the head.
Easterly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Easterly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Easterly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Easterly digs a right hand underneath Knuckles's ribcage. Knuckles let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Easterly .
Knuckles blocks a body shot from Easterly .
Easterly gets through Knuckles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Easterly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Easterly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Easterly on the inside.
Easterly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Easterly lands with a light punch inside.
Knuckles is rocked!
Easterly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knuckles is still on wobbly legs! Can Easterly finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Easterly fails to land.
Knuckles seems to have recovered his senses.
Knuckles tries to throw a body punch but Easterly avoids it by throwing Knuckles back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Easterly .
Easterly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Easterly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Knuckles or not.
Easterly lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Easterly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Knuckles.
Easterly pushes Knuckles back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Easterly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Easterly misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Easterly dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Easterly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Easterly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knuckles has time to react.
Easterly scores with a punch to the head.
Easterly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knuckles.
Easterly lands an overhand right.
Easterly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Knuckles throws a right hand that misses
and Easterly counters with a nice uppercut.
Easterly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holden Easterly is winning the standup battle so far.
Knuckles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Easterly lands a really nice looking cross but Knuckles seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Easterly lands a nice looking body shot.
Knuckles ducks right into an uppercut from Easterly .
Easterly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knuckles has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Knuckles is breathing heavily.
Easterly drops Knuckles with a big left hand! Knuckles is injured, injured bad! Easterly jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Holden Easterly !
Jumping up and down and very excited, Holden Easterly waved his t-shirt featuring Bloodbath MMA Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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