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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob Stark (ranked 4470 p4p, 3846 weight class) and Thomas Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 384 weight class). Thomas Holmes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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189 cm 18 185 0 - 1 - 0 |
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193 cm 24 194 0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent MT KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt Brawler Determined |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Stark! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Holmes! The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Holmes stalks Stark and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stark's face. Stark staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Rob Stark has been cut. Stark is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Holmes tries to clinch but Stark moves out of range. Holmes looks for the body kick but Stark saw that one coming. Holmes looks to clinch and Stark counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Holmes is lucky that one didn't land flush. Stark turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Stark lands a front kick. Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stark throws a head kick that misses. Holmes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Stark looks like he's trying to stand up.
Holmes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stark wants to get back to his feet.
Stark trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful. Holmes passes to full mount! Holmes controlling his opponent.
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. Holmes has isolated one of Stark's arms. Stark looking to fight him off but Holmes twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thomas Holmes!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
46% |
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