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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grant Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Rivear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grant Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Rivear!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivear.
Rivear fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rivear uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
Holmes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rivear.
Rivear dives in and grabs Holmes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Holmes pushes down on Rivear's head and hops out.
Grant Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Rivear.
Rivear looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rivear is looking for a kimura but Holmes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rivear to get the leverage.
Holmes is refusing to be controlled, as Rivear sits in half guard.
Holmes is concentrating on defense, preventing Rivear from advancing position.
Rivear tries to stand and escape but Holmes is controlling the position.
Holmes wants to control but Rivear is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Holmes is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivear is taking a breather. Holmes says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Holmes takes a swing at Rivear's ribcage but misses.
Rivear shoots in for a double leg but Holmes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rivear slips under a jab.
Rivear gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Holmes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Holmes connects with a couple of short punches.
Holmes throwing strikes from guard but Rivear blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is in close to Rivear's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes is in close to Rivear's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Holmes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Holmes passes Rivear's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rivear looks gassed!
Holmes thows a huge punch but Rivear dodges it nicely.
Holmes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Holmes trying to mount his opponent but Rivear defends it.
Holmes is working hard here to advance position.
Holmes thows a huge punch but Rivear dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivear is pressing down on Holmes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rivear avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Holmes is in close to Rivear's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Holmes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rivear is keeping the position for now.
Holmes wants to control from the top but Rivear keeps moving.
Holmes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Holmes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Holmes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivear paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivear has taken the fight to the clinch.
Holmes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Holmes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Holmes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Come on Holmes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rivear fails to pull guard.
Rivear jumps guard but Holmes stands there with Rivear around his waist. Rivear gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holmes has had enough of the clinch but Rivear keeps him there for the moment.
Rivear breaks from the clinch.
Holmes tries to clinch up but Rivear circles away and keeps his distance.
Rivear doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Holmes counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rivear!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Holmes dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rivear shoots and misses
and Holmes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rivear thinking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holmes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holmes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Holmes wants to free his trapped foot but Rivear is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Holmes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Holmes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rivear is breathing heavily.
Holmes wants to pass the guard but Rivear is defending well.
Rivear actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Holmes wants to free his trapped foot but Rivear is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rivear misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rivear shoots and misses
and Holmes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Holmes wants to take a breather but Rivear is having none of it.
Holmes passes the guard and advances to mount!
A nice elbow there by Holmes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes lands a big shot there that rocks Rivear but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Holmes dominating with strikes here.
Rivear is bucking up trying to escape but Holmes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Holmes looking to control but Rivear is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A nice elbow there by Holmes.
Holmes landing strikes from the mount.
Holmes with shots to the head and body - Rivear looks very uncomfortable down there.
Holmes landing strikes from the mount and Rivear is in trouble!
Holmes landing strikes from the mount.
Rivear taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Holmes looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Holmes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rivear hang on?
Holmes with the ground and pound from mount.
Holmes with a couple of short strikes.
Holmes working Rivear over with strikes here.
Holmes with a couple of short strikes.
Holmes lands with some strikes.
Holmes with good strikes from the mount here!
Grant Holmes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes dominating with strikes here.
Holmes lands a big elbow.
Holmes punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rivear taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Holmes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Holmes with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Holmes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rivear tries to lock up and control but Holmes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rivear wants to get back to his feet.
Holmes landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Holmes dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Holmes throws a shot from downtown. Rivear moves away and avoids it.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivear with a poor takedown
and Holmes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rivear won't be happy with that.
Holmes lands some shots froms side control.
Rivear wants to control but Holmes postures up.
Holmes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rivear to see if he's OK.
Rivear is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Holmes throws a strike aimed at the side of Rivear's head but Rivear avoids it well.
Rivear stops Holmes from passing to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rivear is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Holmes trying to control the position but Rivear is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes throwing strikes but Rivear manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Rivear trying to control the position but Holmes is working away.
Rivear working away.
Holmes is looking to reverse the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rivear is looking to clinch.
Holmes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rivear trying to hold on to Holmes's head to control him but Holmes postures up.
Holmes throwing shots but Rivear is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes drops an elbow to the side of Rivear's head.
Holmes drops an elbow to the side of Rivear's head.
Holmes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Holmes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Holmes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Holmes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Holmes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rivear trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivear wants to get back to full guard.
Holmes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rivear on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rivear is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Holmes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Holmes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Holmes moves nicely into side control.
Holmes in side control lands a decent elbow.
Grant Holmes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes landing strikes.
Holmes lands a decent elbow from side control.
Holmes controls the position.
Holmes seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rivear for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Holmes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Holmes 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Holmes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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