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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jarno Ahma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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168 cm
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130 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jarno Ahma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kai Holmes!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes misses with a series of wild punches.
Ahma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holmes.
Ahma drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ahma trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Holmes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ahma. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ahma stops Holmes from standing up.
Ahma seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ahma tries to free his leg and advance position but Holmes is retaining full guard.
Ahma pushing down on Holmes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ahma is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ahma is looking for a kimura but Holmes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ahma to get the leverage.
Ahma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holmes keeps working.
Ahma stops Holmes from getting back to his feet.
Ahma not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes is trying to stand.
Ahma controlling the pace.
Ahma stops Holmes from getting back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Holmes throws a series of punches but Ahma avoids them all with ease.
Holmes throws a right and a left that Ahma avoids nicely.
Holmes misses with a wild combination.
Ahma shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ahma prevents Holmes from standing back up.
Ahma trying to control from half guard but Holmes is working away.
Holmes is trying to stand.
Ahma is keen to just control but Holmes is a slippery customer.
Ahma is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Holmes defends it well.
Ahma is breathing heavily.
Holmes looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Holmes tries to bum rush Ahma with a series of wild strikes but Ahma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holmes misses with the combination.
Holmes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ahma.
Holmes misses with the combination.
Holmes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Holmes misses.
Holmes gets caught flat footed, as Ahma shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ahma prevents Holmes from getting back to his feet.
Ahma trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ahma controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Ahma from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Holmes wants to stand but Ahma is controlling the position.
Ahma wants to control from the top but Holmes keeps moving.
Holmes uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ahma looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Holmes!
Ahma tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes is squirming around, avoiding Ahma's attempts to control the action.
Ahma controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jarno Ahma just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ahma moves into the clinch.
Holmes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holmes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holmes wants to get back to striking at distance but Ahma won't allow it.
Ahma jumps guard.
Holmes is looking to stand up but Ahma won't let him.
Holmes preventing the sweep.
Holmes wants to get up but he can't break Ahma's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ahma trying to keep a closed guard but Holmes is proving a slippery customer.
Ahma looking for a sweep. Not yet Ahma, not yet.
Holmes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ahma's guard.
Ahma pulls Holmes in close to prevent any damage.
Ahma's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarno Ahma dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Holmes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Holmes does no damage.
Holmes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holmes misses with the combination.
Ahma slips a jab and a cross from Holmes.
Ahma fails with a takedown attempt.
Ahma shoots for a double leg takedown but Holmes sprawls well. He's pushed Ahma's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes misses with a few strikes there.
Ahma swings for the body but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes misses with a wild combination.
Holmes throws a nice looking combination but Ahma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holmes misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Holmes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Ahma controls the position.
Holmes tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Holmes looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Holmes is keeping busy.
Ahma is looking for the choke from the back position but Holmes is controlling his hands well.
Holmes holding both Ahma 's hands and preventing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is keeping busy.
Ahma tightening his grip on Holmes, looking for the choke.
Ahma is looking to control Holmes but Holmes is wriggling around and keeping busy.
What can Holmes do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Ahma looking for the RNC.
Ahma struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes wants to get back to his feet.
Ahma is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Holmes won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Ahma off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jarno Ahma!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
35% |
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