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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Nazarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Holland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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275 lbs
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190 cm
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265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexandre Nazarian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Holland!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazarian shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nazarian scoring with some ground and pound.
Nazarian with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nazarian postures up in Holland's guard and throws a big left but Holland blocks it.
Holland preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nazarian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holland works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nazarian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nazarian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nazarian throwing strikes but missing.
Nazarian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nazarian misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck for Nazarian with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Nazarian with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Nazarian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holland throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Alexandre Nazarian has been cut.
Nazarian shoots in for a double leg but Holland sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nazarian is breathing heavily.
Nazarian blocks a head kick by Holland.
Nazarian shoots for a double leg takedown but Holland sprawls well. He's pushed Nazarian's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nazarian shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Holland sprawls well. Holland wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nazarian gets slowly back to his feet.
Holland lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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!
Nazarian avoids the head kick by Holland.
Holland throws a head kick that Nazarian semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarian shoots in but no luck this time.
Holland stuffs the takedown.
A big head kick from Holland and Nazarian is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Alexandre Nazarian's cut is getting worse.
Holland sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nazarian's guard.
Nazarian has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Holland is working away from the top position though.
Holland wants to pass to mount but Nazarian is defending the position.
Nazarian manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Holland throws a sloppy head kick and Nazarian moves out of range easily.
Holland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nazarian fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Nazarian or perhaps it was just good defense by Holland which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarian changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holland tries to avoid it but Nazarian manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holland to the ground. Holland escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Holland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nazarian darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Holland keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nazarian thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Holland's head.
Nazarian not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nazarian is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nazarian is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holland on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nazarian not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Holland is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nazarian scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nazarian throwing shots but Holland is blocking nicely.
Nazarian missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nazarian landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nazarian drops an elbow to the side of Holland's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nazarian thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Holland's head.
Nazarian sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Holland defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Holland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexandre Nazarian's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nazarian fails with a takedown attempt.
Nazarian shoots in for a takedown but Holland shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Holland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nazarian scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Holland is trying to stand.
Ground and pound from Nazarian.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nazarian drops an elbow to the side of Holland's head.
Nazarian not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nazarian throwing shots but Holland is blocking nicely.
Nazarian takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nazarian sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Holland defending well though.
Holland blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nazarian.
Holland on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nazarian takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Nazarian.
Holland pushes Nazarian off looking to stand but Nazarian dives back in and keeps control.
Nazarian thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nazarian winds up and cracks Holland with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Holland keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarian thows a huge punch but Holland dodges it nicely.
Nazarian sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Holland defending well though.
Nazarian is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nazarian working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Holland is trying to stand back up but Nazarian is controlling him
Nazarian missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nazarian missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nazarian sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Holland defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nazarian lands a nice short elbow.
Nazarian is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarian landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nazarian lands with a punch from half guard.
Nazarian not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nazarian throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nazarian is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nazarian not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Holland avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nazarian.
Nice strikes from Nazarian there.
Nazarian working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nazarian thows a huge punch but Holland dodges it nicely.
Nazarian winds up and cracks Holland with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nazarian thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nazarian connects with a nice short shot to Holland's temple.
Nazarian missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nazarian stops Holland from getting back to his feet.
Nazarian throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nazarian not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Holland blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nazarian.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandre Nazarian dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexandre Nazarian's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nazarian fails with a takedown attempt.
Nazarian looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holland is fending him off so far but Nazarian persists. Nope, Holland circles away and we're back to standing.
Holland with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nazarian misses with a takedown attempt - Holland sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Nazarian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick from Holland lands but Nazarian takes it in his stride.
Holland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nazarian fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nazarian fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holland avoids it really well and circles away.
Holland lands a head kick. Nazarian smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Holland as he avoids it easily.
Holland throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nazarian's head.
Nazarian scores with a takedown into Holland's guard.
Nazarian with a nice head shot there.
Nazarian thows a big elbow that misses.
Nazarian missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nazarian landing some decent shots from guard.
Nazarian working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Holland's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holland working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nazarian.
Alexandre Nazarian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holland preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nazarian with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Holland utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nazarian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holland works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nazarian throwing strikes but missing.
Nazarian with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holland is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nazarian is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nazarian misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nazarian shoots in looking for a takedown. Holland tries to sprawl out of it but Nazarian keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Holland manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Holland lands a nice looking body kick.
Nazarian shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Holland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holland leaves Nazarian with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nazarian tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holland swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Holland lands with a slapping head kick.
Holland stuffs the takedown attempt from Nazarian. Nazarian gets slowly back to his feet.
Chris Holland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nazarian fails to land the takedown.
Nazarian shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Holland sprawls well. Holland wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nazarian gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Holland. No joy for Nazarian on that attempt.
Holland lands a head kick. Nazarian smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Holland slaps away a takedown attempt from Nazarian, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Holland comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Holland has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Holland!
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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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