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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Olly Holy (ranked 1308 p4p, 1721 weight class) and Eric Riendeau (ranked 178 p4p, 230 weight class). Olly Holy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 14 - 8 - 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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Riendeau!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riendeau loads up on a big right hand but Holy slips the punch.
Holy clinches up with Riendeau and pushes him back against the cage.
Holy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Riendeau just stands there and leans against the cage.
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 Riendeau walks away with a smile on his face. Holy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Holy clinches up against the cage.
Holy jumps guard but Riendeau stands there with Holy around his waist. Holy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olly Holy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riendeau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Riendeau smiles and moves away.
Riendeau misses with the combination.
Holy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Riendeau has Holy up against the cage in a clinch.
Riendeau lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riendeau misses with a body punch.
Holy jumps guard but Riendeau stands there with Holy around his waist. Holy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Holy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Riendeau lands a body punch in the clinch.
Holy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Riendeau smiles and moves away.
Holy gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riendeau misses with a body punch.
Holy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riendeau tries to throw a body punch but Holy avoids it by throwing Riendeau back against the cage.
Riendeau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holy tries to pull guard but Riendeau holds him up against the cage and eventually Holy drops back down to his feet.
Riendeau scores with a shot to the side of Holy's head.
Holy takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Riendeau scores with a nice short uppercut.
Holy manages to pull guard.
Riendeau pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holy is keeping the position for now.
Holy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Riendeau stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Riendeau pushes down on Holy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riendeau perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Riendeau wants to control but Holy is keeping him busy.
Riendeau trying to control the pace.
Holy manages to get to full guard.
Holy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Holy keeping moving, preventing Riendeau from controlling successfully.
Riendeau really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Holy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Holy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Holy keeping moving, preventing Riendeau from controlling successfully.
Riendeau controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Riendeau trying to control but Holy is working from the bottom.
Riendeau throws a big right hand that misses.
Riendeau sitting in guard here, content to control.
Holy trying to control the position here.
Holy keeping moving, preventing Riendeau from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Holy moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Riendeau lands a body shot in the clinch.
Riendeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holy tries to pull guard but Riendeau forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Holy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Holy fails to pull guard.
Riendeau misses with a punch on the inside.
Riendeau tries a body shot but Holy blocks it.
Riendeau lands a nice uppercut.
Riendeau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Riendeau lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Holy.
Riendeau working aggressively here.
Riendeau lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Riendeau.
Holy blocks a body shot from Riendeau.
Holy is trying to pull guard but Riendeau turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Holy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Riendeau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Riendeau lands a right hand.
Holy jumps guard but Riendeau turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Holy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Riendeau smiles and moves away.
Holy is breathing heavily.
Riendeau takes a swing at Holy's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Riendeau dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Riendeau works Holy's body with a nice hook.
Riendeau rushes Holy and presses him up against the cage.
Riendeau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holy.
Riendeau pushes Holy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Riendeau just stands there and leans against the cage.
Eric Riendeau seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holy.
Still in the clinch, Riendeau scores with a nice short uppercut.
Holy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Holy drags the fight down to the ground.
Riendeau pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holy is keeping the position for now.
Holy seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Riendeau is still trying to improve position.
Holy looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holy keeping moving, preventing Riendeau from controlling successfully.
Riendeau is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riendeau might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Holy haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Riendeau must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Riendeau tries to keep at a distance but Holy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Riendeau lands a body shot.
Riendeau makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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 Riendeau walks away with a smile on his face. Holy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olly Holy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holy gets tackled into the cage by Riendeau. Riendeau maintains the clinch.
Riendeau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riendeau has a couple of punches blocked by Holy.
A nice left hand lands by Riendeau.
Riendeau works on Holy's body with a couple of short punches.
Riendeau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riendeau is leaning against Holy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Riendeau swings wildly with an uppercut but Holy uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riendeau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Riendeau smiles and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Holy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Riendeau pushes Holy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Riendeau.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riendeau is working Holy over against the cage.
Riendeau lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holy or not.
Riendeau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Riendeau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Riendeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riendeau gets through Holy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Riendeau on the inside.
Riendeau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holy backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Riendeau.
Holy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Riendeau misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Riendeau.
Riendeau lands a body shot in the clinch.
Riendeau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Riendeau on the inside.
Riendeau pushes Holy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Holy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Riendeau as the two fighters clinch.
Riendeau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riendeau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Riendeau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holy backwards.
Riendeau lands a nice uppercut.
Holy is rocked!
Riendeau throws a punch but it's blocked by Holy.
Riendeau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Holy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Riendeau throws a punch but it's blocked by Holy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riendeau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Riendeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riendeau scores with a shoulder strike.
Holy pulls Riendeau into guard.
Riendeau gets to his feet - Holy follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riendeau clinches with his opponent.
Holy seems to have got his legs back now.
Riendeau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holy backwards.
Holy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Riendeau to keep the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riendeau.
Riendeau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Riendeau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holy backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riendeau.
Holy jumps guard but Riendeau stands there with Holy around his waist. Holy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Riendeau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holy is trying to pull guard but Riendeau turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Riendeau lands a shot to the body.
Riendeau working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Riendeau as the two fighters clinch.
Riendeau throws a punch but it's blocked by Holy.
Riendeau lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Riendeau.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riendeau cracks Holy with a nice body shot.
Holy blocking some punches.
Riendeau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holy backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Riendeau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Riendeau misses the target.
Riendeau lands with an overhand left.
Riendeau rushes Holy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Holy jumps guard but Riendeau stands there with Holy around his waist. Holy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain 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 Riendeau walks away with a smile on his face. Holy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Holy instigates a 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 Riendeau walks away with a smile on his face. Holy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olly Holy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holy moves into range and clinches up with Riendeau.
Riendeau misses with a punch on the inside.
Riendeau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Holy blocks an uppercut.
Holy fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riendeau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riendeau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Riendeau.
Riendeau lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riendeau throws a punch but it's blocked by Holy.
Nice body punch from Riendeau.
Holy tries to pull guard but Riendeau holds him up against the cage and eventually Holy drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Riendeau.
Riendeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holy blocks an uppercut.
Riendeau misses with a body punch.
Riendeau is working Holy over against the cage.
Riendeau can't find room to land a body shot as Holy controls the action.
Riendeau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riendeau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Riendeau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riendeau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holy backwards.
Riendeau misses with some punches.
Riendeau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riendeau lands with a light punch inside.
Riendeau works on Holy's body with a couple of short punches.
Riendeau lands a body punch in the clinch.
Riendeau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Riendeau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Riendeau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holy backwards.
Riendeau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riendeau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Holy is trying to pull guard but Riendeau has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riendeau lands a body punch in the clinch.
Riendeau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holys head.
Riendeau lands a big right hand that drops Holy! The killer instinct kicks in and Riendeau finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Riendeau!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Riendeau!
In his post fight interview, Eric Riendeau started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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