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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philly Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holt has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Charles Holt told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 Sydney, Philly Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charles Holt!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Holt napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jack looks up at the clock and then as Holt takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jack smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Holt is looking for a sweep.
Holt is not content to let Jack control the position.
The ground and pound from Jack seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jack cracks Holt with a big right hand but Holt just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holt is looking to reverse the position.
Holt looks gassed!
Jack is staying tight to Holt's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Holt struggling a bit here.
Jack controlling from side mount.
Jack has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Holt has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jack misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jack cracks Holt with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jack working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jack wants to control but Holt is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jack is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Holt is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jack misses with the ground and pound.
Jack throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Holt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jack. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jack is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Jack looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jack working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A lazy left from Holt finds it's target.
Holt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holt.
Holt lands an overhand right.
A big right from Holt misses.
Jack moves into the clinch.
Jack can't get the takedown.
Holt misses with some punches.
Jack has Holt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Holt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holt.
Holt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jack drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philly Jack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt misses with some punches.
Jack tries for a takedown. No joy.
Holt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jack drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Holt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Holt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holt stops a takedown attempt from Jack.
Holt lands a right hand.
Holt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jack backwards.
Holt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jack is looking to break free of the clinch but Holt has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jack.
Jack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holt misses with the head strike.
Holt has a couple of punches blocked by Jack.
Jack wants a takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jack working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holt.
Holt has a couple of punches blocked by Jack.
Holt misses with some punches.
Jack blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jack blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philly Jack dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jack fails to land the takedown.
Jack rushes Holt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jack.
Holt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jack here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jack decides to pull guard.
Jack is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holt.
Holt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jack.
Jack takes a shot to the head.
Holt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Holt.
Holt prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philly Jack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holt prevents a takedown attempt there.
Holt misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack throws a head punch that misses.
Holt throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Holt fails to land.
Jack pulls guard successfully.
Holt drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jack looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jack looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jack!
Jack connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Holt some visible discomfort.
Jack controlling from side mount.
Jack throws an elbow but Holt slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack trying to control the action but Holt is working from the bottom.
Jack 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.
Jack throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jack creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Holt is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jack asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jack lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack happy to just control the position for now.
Holt wants to get back to his feet but Jack drags him back down.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Holt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jack.
Holt with a nice cross.
Jack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holt.
Holt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A big right from Holt misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut lands for Holt. That snapped Jack's head back.
Jack closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jack performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt is defending against the submission attempts here by Jack.
Jack wants to pass to mount but Holt is defending the position.
Jack not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jack is looking for a kimura here.
Jack throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philly Jack 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!
Holt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Holt.
Holt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jack.
Jack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from Holt.
Jack shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jack showed some decent athleticism there.
Jack is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Holt has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jack performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack prevents Holt from standing back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jack works his way into full mount!
Jack lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Holt hang on?
Jack controlling the pace for now.
Jack is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Holt can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jack fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Charles Holt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack looking to finish Holt with some ground and pound. This is bad for Holt!
Jack is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Holt can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Holt is looking to get to half guard.
Jack can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Holt is looking to escape.
Jack looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Holt tries to buck Jack off but he can't manage it.
Jack controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Holt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jack landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jack postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Holt looks a forlorn figure.
Jack looking to secure an arm triangle but Holt defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Holt is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Jack trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jack prevents Holt from getting the reversal.
Jack is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Holt can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Holt throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jack. What's that going to do exactly?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jack tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jack has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Holt's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philly Jack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jack, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philly Jack!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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