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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jordyn Conley (ranked 25305 p4p, 3002 weight class) and Nickolas Holt (ranked 512 p4p, 335 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordyn Conley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nickolas Holt!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conley pushes Holt up against the cage in a clinch.
Conley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conley is trying to pull guard but Holt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Holt can't find room to land a body shot as Conley controls the action.
Conley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holt taking a breather.
Holt tries to work over Conley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holt misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Conley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Holt walks away with a smile on his face. Conley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Holt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Holt avoids the head kick by Conley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conley pushes Holt up against the cage in a clinch.
Conley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Holt smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordyn Conley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conley tries to land a body kick
and Holt counters with a two punch combo.
Jordyn Conley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Holt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Conley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Holt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Conley clinches.
A right hand to the body from Holt.
Conley controlling the action here for a moment.
Holt struggles to land a body shot inside as Conley controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Holt can't find room to land a body shot as Conley controls the action.
Holt lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holt is looking to break free of the clinch but Conley has double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Holt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Holt misses with a body punch.
Holt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conley's elbow.
Holt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conley's elbow.
Conley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Holt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Conley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conley tries to work over Holt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holt misses with a punch to the body.
Holt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Conley up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Holt fails to land.
Holt struggles to land a body shot inside as Conley controls his hands.
Holt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Conley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Holt prevents it.
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.
Conley wants to take the fight to the mat but Holt manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Holt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Conley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holt tries to throw a body punch but Conley avoids it by throwing Holt back against the cage.
Holt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Holt scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Conley taking a breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nickolas Holt dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Conley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Holt scores with a four punch combination!
Holt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Conley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holt wants to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Conley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt tries to throw a body punch but Conley avoids it by throwing Holt back against the cage.
Holt misses with the head strike.
Conley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Holt is leaning against Conley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Holt avoiding damage.
Conley trying to land knees to the body.
Holt prevents the takedown attempt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Holt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two 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.
Conley tries to pull guard but Holt forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Conley jumps guard but Holt turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordyn Conley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Conley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Holt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Conley avoids it.
Holt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jordyn Conley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conley moves into range and clinches up with Holt.
Holt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Conley misses with a knee strike.
Holt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Conley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Holt tries to throw a body punch but Conley avoids it by throwing Holt back against the cage.
Holt manages to break the clinch.
Conley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Conley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Holt circles away.
It seemed like Holt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Holt. Those never looked like landing.
Conley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Holt, pushing him back against the cage.
Nickolas Holt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Conley is trying to pull guard but Holt has him pressed against the cage.
Holt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Conley is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Conley backwards.
Holt is stalling here.
Conley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Holt tries to work over Conley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holt tries a body shot but Conley blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Holt.
Conley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Holt unleashes a big counter combination but Conley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nickolas Holt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Holt scores with a jab to the body.
Conley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holt pinned against the cage. Holt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Holt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Holt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conley moves away.
Holt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Conley throws a series of punches but Holt avoids them all with ease.
Despite the aggression on Holt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Conley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holt is fending him off so far but Conley persists. Nope, Holt circles away and we're back to standing.
Conley throws a chopping leg kick but Holt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt has Conley up against the cage in a clinch.
Conley tries to circle away but Holt has him pinned against the cage.
Holt is trying to break the clinch but Conley has him pressed against the cage.
Holt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conley blocks a body shot from Holt.
Holt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Conley throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Holt counters with a series of strikes. Conley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Holt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Holt gets caught flat footed, as Conley shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Conley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Conley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Holt on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt working a defensive guard here.
Holt wants to sweep here but Conley controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Holt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Holt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Holt is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Conley is just riding it out for now. Holt eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nickolas Holt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Conley is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Holt lands a nice short elbow.
Holt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Holt seems to be working for a kimura but Conley defends the submission attempt.
Conley is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Conley won't allow Holt to pass to mount.
Conley is not content to let Holt control the position.
Holt thows a huge punch but Conley dodges it nicely.
Holt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Holt throwing shots but Conley is blocking nicely.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Holt lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Conley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Conley showed some decent athleticism there.
Holt has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Conley is on him like a limpet, forcing Holt back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nickolas Holt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Holt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nickolas Holt!
Nickolas Holt decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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