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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Golden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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220 lbs
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200 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trevor Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Javier Golden!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Golden wants to clinch up but Holmes keeps it at a distance.
Golden tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Golden fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Golden is looking to clinch.
Golden stuffs the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Golden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holmes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Holmes postures up in Golden's guard and throws a big left but Golden blocks it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Golden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holmes is one step ahead there.
Golden is pulling down on Holmes's head. It's preventing any offense from Holmes, at least for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holmes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Golden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Golden wants to stand up but Holmes is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holmes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Holmes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Holmes closes the distance and clinches up with Golden, looking for a takedown. Holmes pushes Golden against the cage but Golden circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Golden tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Golden tries to clinch but Holmes is having none of it.
Holmes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Golden tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Golden tries to clinch up.
Golden tries to clinch but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Holmes stops Golden from getting back to his feet.
Holmes thows a huge punch but Golden dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Holmes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Golden trying to control from the bottom.
Golden looks like he's trying to stand up.
Holmes 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.
Holmes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Golden doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Holmes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Golden won't allow Holmes to pass to mount.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Golden tries to clinch but Holmes is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Golden to the mat! Golden manages to get full guard.
Golden trying to control the position.
Holmes throwing strikes but missing.
Golden working a defensive guard here.
Golden wants to get back to his feet but Holmes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Golden throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Golden not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Holmes stays in close to Golden's body and controls the position.
Golden wants to sweep but no luck.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Golden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holmes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golden has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Holmes is working away from the top position though.
Golden tries to kick Holmes off but Holmes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ground and pound from Holmes.
Golden trying to control here.
Holmes trying to control from half guard but Golden is working away.
Holmes wants to free his trapped foot but Golden is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Golden is trying to control but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Holmes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Golden avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Holmes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Holmes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Golden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holmes misses with a takedown
and Golden counters with a head kick.
Golden tries to clinch there but Holmes circles away.
Golden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Golden wants to clinch up but Holmes keeps it at a distance.
Holmes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Golden to the mat! Golden manages to get full guard.
Golden is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Golden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Holmes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Golden kicks Holmes off and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golden closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Golden landing knees to the head.
Golden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Golden stalling in the clinch but Holmes improves position.
Holmes has Golden pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Golden manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golden unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right from Golden.
Golden with a knee to the head.
Golden with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Golden is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holmes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Golden landing knees to the head.
Holmes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Holmes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Golden stalling.
Golden stops a takedown attempt from Holmes.
Golden with a knee to the head.
Holmes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A knee to the head by Golden.
Golden taking a breather.
Holmes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Golden lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Golden prevents a takedown attempt there.
Golden lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golden manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Holmes wants to control from the top but Golden keeps moving.
Golden has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Holmes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Golden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holmes is one step ahead there.
Holmes stops Golden from standing up.
Holmes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Holmes stops Golden from standing up.
Holmes looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Holmes swats away the attempt to clinch by Golden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes shoots in looking for a takedown. Golden tries to sprawl out of it but Holmes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Golden manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Golden wants to clinch up but Holmes keeps it at a distance.
Golden moves into range and clinches up with Holmes.
Holmes tries to pull guard but Golden won't allow it.
Holmes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Golden pulls his leg out and moves away.
Golden tries to clinch but Holmes moves out of range.
Golden tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Golden gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Holmes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Holmes looking to pass the guard.
Golden is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Holmes is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes wants to pass the guard but Golden is keeping the position.
Golden is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Holmes is aware though and is defending well.
Holmes drops back looking for a leg! Golden is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Golden manages to kick Holmes off! Holmes jumps back into Golden's guard.
Golden is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Golden keeping full guard, as Holmes tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holmes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Golden has closed the distance and engaged Holmes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Golden 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!
Golden shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holmes as he jumps to the side.
Holmes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Golden avoids it really well and circles away.
Golden tries to clinch but Holmes is having none of it.
Golden darts in trying to clinch
and Holmes counters with a takedown into side control.
Golden tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Golden is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Holmes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Golden trying to control from the bottom.
Holmes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Golden defending well though.
Golden is positioning himself well to prevent Holmes advancing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a head shot. Golden uses the momentum to regain guard.
Holmes won't allow Golden to get back to his feet.
Holmes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Holmes prevents Golden from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Holmes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Golden defends it nicely.
Golden tries to clinch up.
Holmes shoots and misses
and Golden counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Holmes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Golden.
Golden lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Golden scores with a hook to the body.
Golden scores with a knee to the head.
Holmes is trying to drag Golden to the mat but Golden just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Golden lands a nice knee to the body.
Golden is pressed up against the cage. Holmes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Golden down to the mat. Golden avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Golden wants to clinch up but Holmes keeps it at a distance.
Golden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holmes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Golden tries to avoid it but Holmes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Golden to the ground. Golden escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Golden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holmes shoots in but no luck this time.
Golden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Golden closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holmes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Golden's guard now.
Holmes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golden wants to stand and escape but Holmes is having none of it.
Golden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Golden wants to stand but Holmes is controlling the position.
Holmes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Trevor Holmes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Golden wants to get back to his feet but Holmes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Holmes wants to control from the top but Golden keeps moving.
Golden bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Holmes's guard.
Golden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Holmes working for a triangle but Golden defends it easily.
Holmes thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Golden puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Golden looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Holmes is trying to maintain the position but Golden is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holmes throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Golden manages to pass to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Holmes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Holmes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Holmes!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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