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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Bone Collector (ranked 4415 p4p, 5045 weight class) and Luke Holdrock (ranked 320 p4p, 342 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marvin Bone Collector!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Holdrock!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone Collector fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Holdrock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bone Collector moves out of range as Holdrock strikes.
Bone Collector slips a jab from Holdrock.
Holdrock moves in looking to clinch but Bone Collector pushes him off.
Holdrock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holdrock tries to keep at a distance but Bone Collector has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bone Collector lands a damaging elbow.
Bone Collector pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holdrock throws a leg kick but Bone Collector checks it.
Holdrock swinging wildly here.
Bone Collector scores with a nice strike.
Holdrock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bone Collector connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Holdrock momentarily.
Bone Collector moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bone Collector really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holdrock connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Marvin Bone Collector has been cut.
Bone Collector throws a series of punches but Holdrock moves out of range.
Holdrock misses with a looping right.
Bone Collector clobbers Holdrock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Holdrock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone Collector has managed to clinch.
Bone Collector lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Holdrock takes an elbow to the temple.
Holdrock avoids a wild elbow strike from Bone Collector.
Bone Collector comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bone Collector tries to work over Holdrock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holdrock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bone Collector blocks a body shot from Holdrock.
Holdrock looking to slow down the pace here.
Holdrock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good body shot from Bone Collector.
Holdrock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Holdrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bone Collector's elbow.
Bone Collector tries to circle away but Holdrock has him pinned against the cage.
Holdrock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bone Collector lands an elbow inside that Holdrock shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bone Collector tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holdrock's elbow.
Bone Collector tries to circle away but Holdrock has him pinned against the cage.
Holdrock takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bone Collector.
Bone Collector lands an elbow that stopped Holdrock in his tracks for a moment.
Bone Collector manages to break the clinch.
Holdrock tries to keep at a distance but Bone Collector has taken the fight into the clinch.
Holdrock tries a body shot but Bone Collector blocks it.
Bone Collector throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Holdrock trying to stall but Bone Collector improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holdrock.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bone Collector.
Holdrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Bone Collector controls his hands.
Bone Collector is trying to break the clinch but Holdrock is controlling him.
Holdrock misses with an elbow over the top.
Bone Collector wants to break free but Holdrock has control.
Bone Collector escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bone Collector fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bone Collector with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Holdrock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bone Collector holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bone Collector blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holdrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bone Collector escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bone Collector throws a series of punches but Holdrock moves out of range.
Holdrock lands a high kick!
Bone Collector closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Holdrock tries to throw a body punch but Bone Collector avoids it by throwing Holdrock back against the cage.
Holdrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holdrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holdrock.
Bone Collector lands an elbow inside.
Bone Collector lands an elbow that stopped Holdrock in his tracks for a moment.
Holdrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holdrock misses with a punch to the body.
Bone Collector goes for a takedown attempt but Holdrock pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bone Collector with a jab.
Holdrock is looking to clinch but Bone Collector is avoiding it.
Bone Collector instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bone Collector's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holdrock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holdrock moves in looking to clinch but Bone Collector pushes him off.
Bone Collector moves into the clinch successfully.
Good body shot from Bone Collector.
Holdrock avoids the elbow strike from Bone Collector, against the cage.
Bone Collector blocks a body shot from Holdrock.
Bone Collector lands an elbow inside that Holdrock shrugs off.
Bone Collector lands a damaging elbow.
Holdrock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bone Collector is keeping busy.
Holdrock tries to throw a body punch but Bone Collector avoids it by throwing Holdrock back against the cage.
Bone Collector lands a damaging elbow.
Holdrock blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bone Collector is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holdrock gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bone Collector lands a nice elbow.
Holdrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bone Collector pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bone Collector lands an elbow just above Holdrock 's eye.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Bone Collector dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marvin Bone Collector's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Holdrock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bone Collector moves into the clinch successfully.
Bone Collector works on Holdrock's body with a couple of short punches.
Bone Collector creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holdrock's defenses.
Holdrock misses with a punch to the body.
Bone Collector misses with an elbow strike.
Holdrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holdrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bone Collector's elbow.
Holdrock blocks an elbow strike from Bone Collector.
Holdrock tries to work over Bone Collector's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bone Collector is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holdrock can do to turn this around?
Bone Collector lands an elbow just above Holdrock 's eye.
Bone Collector lands an elbow inside that Holdrock shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holdrock looking to slow down the pace here.
Bone Collector tries to break the clinch but Holdrock is controlling the position.
Bone Collector comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marvin Bone Collector has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Holdrock tries to stall but Bone Collector uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bone Collector is leaning against Holdrock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Bone Collector.
Bone Collector lands an elbow just above Holdrock 's eye.
Bone Collector lands a damaging elbow.
Bone Collector creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bone Collector is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Holdrock misses with a body punch.
Bone Collector misses with a punch to the body.
Holdrock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bone Collector backwards.
Bone Collector lands an elbow that stopped Holdrock in his tracks for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Holdrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Holdrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bone Collector lands an elbow that stopped Holdrock in his tracks for a moment.
Bone Collector lands an elbow inside that Holdrock shrugs off.
Holdrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bone Collector's elbow.
Bone Collector wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holdrock has him pressed against the cage.
Bone Collector gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bone Collector comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bone Collector lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Bone Collector.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bone Collector breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bone Collector buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bone Collector lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bone Collector moves into range and clinches up with Holdrock.
Bone Collector is trying to break the clinch but Holdrock is controlling him.
Bone Collector breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab, jab by Bone Collector - just one landing.
Holdrock looks to land a left hand but Bone Collector moved out of range nicely.
Holdrock misses with an uppercut. Bone Collector saw that one coming.
Luke Holdrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice straight punches there by Bone Collector. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bone Collector.
Bone Collector closes the distance and pushes Holdrock back into the cage.
Holdrock tries a body shot but Bone Collector blocks it.
Bone Collector escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holdrock is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bone Collector slips a straight right by Holdrock.
Bone Collector avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bone Collector lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone Collector ducks under a wild hook from Holdrock.
A left lands for Holdrock.
Bone Collector moves into the clinch.
Holdrock looking to stall.
Bone Collector pushes off an throws an elbow but Holdrock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bone Collector lands a nice shot to the body.
Holdrock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bone Collector has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice elbow from Bone Collector.
Bone Collector wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bone Collector lands an elbow just above Holdrock 's eye.
Bone Collector comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bone Collector breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Bone Collector misses.
Bone Collector connects with a leg kick.
Holdrock takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marvin Bone Collector is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bone Collector uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holdrock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone Collector has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bone Collector there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bone Collector fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Holdrock might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Holdrock tries to close the distance and clinch but Bone Collector swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holdrock throws a head kick but Bone Collector moves out of range.
Holdrock gets tackled into the cage by Bone Collector. Bone Collector maintains the clinch.
Holdrock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Holdrock avoids the elbow strike from Bone Collector, against the cage.
Bone Collector comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bone Collector misses with a punch to the body.
Bone Collector presses Holdrock against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Bone Collector.
Bone Collector breaks from the clinch.
Holdrock is looking to clinch.
Bone Collector has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Holdrock misses with a series of wild punches.
Holdrock gets tackled into the cage by Bone Collector. Bone Collector maintains the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bone Collector is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bone Collector lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Bone Collector dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marvin Bone Collector's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Holdrock is looking to clinch.
Bone Collector scores with a jab to the body.
Bone Collector lands a jab to the head.
Bone Collector closes the distance and pushes Holdrock back into the cage.
Bone Collector working hard to break the clinch.
Bone Collector gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bone Collector blocks an uppercut.
Holdrock takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bone Collector just misses with a elbow thrown towards Holdrock's brow.
Bone Collector misses with an elbow over the top.
Bone Collector pushes off an throws an elbow but Holdrock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holdrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bone Collector is looking to break free of the clinch but Holdrock has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bone Collector tries to break free but Holdrock pushes him back against the cage.
Bone Collector is leaning against Holdrock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bone Collector turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bone Collector is chipping away with strikes.
Bone Collector creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bone Collector lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone Collector lands some shots froms side control.
Bone Collector lands some shots froms side control.
Bone Collector working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bone Collector works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Holdrock's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Holdrock is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bone Collector asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bone Collector landing a few strikes.
Check out the look on Bone Collector's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bone Collector scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bone Collector works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Holdrock wants to get back to his feet but Bone Collector is dominant here and he's now got Holdrock's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone Collector is landing with strikes. Holdrock can't take much more of this.
Bone Collector lands punches and elbows.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Bone Collector.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bone Collector lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bone Collector keeps control of the position as Holdrock tries to break free.
Holdrock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bone Collector lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
The referee is taking a good look at Holdrock as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Bone Collector!
The referee is taking a good look at Holdrock as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Bone Collector!
Marvin Bone Collector overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holdrock grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Bone Collector connects with a big shot to the side of Holdrock's head.
Bone Collector has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Holdrock is trying to remain composed but Bone Collector is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holdrock is trapped and Bone Collector is scoring with shots to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bone Collector lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holdrock is trying to remain composed but Bone Collector is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Can Holdrock hold on?! Bone Collector is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Bone Collector lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bone Collector lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Holdrock hold on?!
Holdrock is trying to stand back up.
Holdrock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bone Collector. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bone Collector has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Holdrock.
Bone Collector connects with a big shot to the side of Holdrock's head.
Bone Collector gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Bone Collector is punishing Holdrock with strikes - can he finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bone Collector scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone Collector lands punches and elbows.
Holdrock is trapped and Bone Collector is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Bone Collector lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bone Collector is working the ground and pound. Can Holdrock escape?
Oooh a big shot gets through from Bone Collector. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Bone Collector lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Bone Collector scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Bone Collector lands a shot to the head.
Bone Collector lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bone Collector scores with strikes from the back.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Bone Collector. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Bone Collector showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bone Collector has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Bone Collector!
In his post fight interview, Marvin Bone Collector started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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