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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Mc Donald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manny Holt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Mc Donald!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mc Donald darts in and clinches Holt up against the cage.
Mc Donald swings wildly with an uppercut but Holt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mc Donald pushes Holt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mc Donald lands a right hand.
Mc Donald lands a nice uppercut.
Mc Donald looking for a takedown.
Holt blocking some punches.
Mc Donald can't get the takedown.
Manny Holt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Mc Donald.
Holt manages to break the clinch.
Mc Donald shoots in for a double leg but Holt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mc Donald drives through and clinches with Holt against the cage.
Mc Donald misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holt tries to break the clinch but Mc Donald is controlling the position.
Mc Donald is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Holt can't fight it off and eventually Mc Donald manages to take the fight to the floor. Holt looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mc Donald tries to free his leg and advance position but Holt is retaining full guard.
Mc Donald stopping the sweep attempt from Holt.
Holt keeping moving, preventing Mc Donald from controlling successfully.
Holt looking for a sweep. Not yet Holt, not yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Donald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mc Donald slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ryan Mc Donald wasn't active enough on the ground.
Holt cracks Mc Donald with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mc Donald looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holt is fending him off so far but Mc Donald persists. Nope, Holt circles away and we're back to standing.
Holt punishes Mc Donald's body with a nice straight punch.
Holt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Ryan Mc Donald has been cut.
Mc Donald looks gassed!
Left hook, right uppercut from Holt.
Holt lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holt misses with a series of wild punches.
Holt sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mc Donald fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Holt is out of range.
Mc Donald closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mc Donald lands in his opponent's guard.
Holt has Mc Donald pulled in close to control his posture.
Holt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mc Donald is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mc Donald is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Holt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mc Donald throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Holt wants to get back to his feet but Mc Donald is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mc Donald tries to free his leg and advance position but Holt is retaining full guard.
Holt wants to sweep here but Mc Donald controlling him for the moment.
Mc Donald has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mc Donald trying to control the position from guard on top but Holt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mc Donald throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mc Donald won't allow Holt to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mc Donald thows a big elbow that misses.
Mc Donald stopping the sweep attempt from Holt.
Holt is trying to control the position but Mc Donald postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mc Donald shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holt as he jumps to the side.
Holt moves out of range of the strikes.
Holt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mc Donald has time to react.
A bone on bone clash there as Holt blocks the leg kick.
Holt punishes Mc Donald's body with a nice straight punch.
Sloppy strikes from Holt. Those never looked like landing.
Holt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Holt keeps the fight on the outside.
Holt dips to his left and cracks Mc Donald with an uppercut!
Holt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No luck for Mc Donald with that takedown attempt.
Holt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt looks to land a combination but Mc Donald avoids it well.
Mc Donald looks for a takedown but Holt sprawls well.
Holt connects with a right hand. Mc Donald shakes it off.
Holt punishes Mc Donald's body with a nice straight punch.
Holt works Mc Donald's body with a nice hook.
Holt works over Mc Donald's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mc Donald drops his hands momentarily and Holt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Holt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mc Donald takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Holt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mc Donald is able to avoid easily.
Holt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Holt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mc Donald takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mc Donald shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Holt works the jab nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holt throws a combination. Mc Donald tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Holt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Holt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Holt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mc Donald tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mc Donald takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Holt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Mc Donald's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Holt scores with a sloppy right hand. Mc Donald should have avoided that one.
Mc Donald has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Holt finds it's way round the side to connect with Mc Donald's head.
Mc Donald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Holt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Manny Holt is winning the standup battle so far.
Mc Donald has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Holt finds it's way round the side to connect with Mc Donald's head.
Mc Donald throws a half hearted mid kick.
Holt lands a jab-cross combination.
Mc Donald shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mc Donald was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Holt manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mc Donald wants to pass the guard but Holt is defending well.
Holt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mc Donald wants to control from the top but Holt keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Holt is on top in guard.
Holt is working Mc Donald over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mc Donald is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt cracks Mc Donald with a solid left hand.
Mc Donald will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Holt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Holt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mc Donald will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Holt pushing down on Mc Donald's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Holt lands strikes from half guard.
Holt is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mc Donald taking some punishment here, with Holt in his half guard.
Holt lands strikes from half guard.
Holt slips a nice elbow through Mc Donald's hands, connecting with Mc Donald's forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mc Donald is looking to improve his position.
Holt lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mc Donald tries to roll over but Holt keeps him under control.
Mc Donald gets full guard.
Holt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Holt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mc Donald can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mc Donald striking off his back but it's not causing Holt any problems.
Holt landing some decent shots from guard.
Holt chips away with some ground and pound.
Mc Donald wants to get back to his feet but Holt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mc Donald is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Holt is aware though and is defending well.
Holt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Holt stands up over Mc Donald, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mc Donald is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Holt is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Holt lands a couple of elbows.
Mc Donald throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mc Donald trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Holt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mc Donald working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Holt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Holt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mc Donald trying to strike off his back.
Holt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Holt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Holt scoring with some ground and pound.
Mc Donald is looking to stand up but Holt isn't so interested in that idea.
Holt postures up and lands a big shot to Mc Donald's brow.
Holt is standing up over Mc Donald. Mc Donald looks to escape but Holt dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mc Donald manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mc Donald throwing shots but Holt is blocking nicely.
Holt trying to control from the bottom.
Mc Donald prevents Holt from improving his position.
Mc Donald wants to pass the guard but Holt is defending well.
Mc Donald sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Holt defending well though.
Holt is trying to get back to full guard.
Mc Donald throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mc Donald lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Holt regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mc Donald trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Holt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Mc Donald's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Holt lands with a right hand.
Holt throws a good cross that connects.
Good work by Mc Donald as he checks the leg kick.
Mc Donald has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mc Donald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holt.
Holt scores with a punch to the head.
Nice sprawl there from Holt as Mc Donald shoots in.
Mc Donald throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Holt avoids the body shot from Mc Donald.
Holt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mc Donald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holt.
Mc Donald fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holt cracks a nice hook into Mc Donald's ribs.
Mc Donald doesn't manage to clinch there - Holt circles away.
Ryan Mc Donald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mc Donald takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good shot there by Holt.
Mc Donald blocks a low kick nicely.
Mc Donald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mc Donald.
Holt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mc Donald needs to keep his hands up - Holt had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt's corner calls for a 1-2. Holt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mc Donald takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mc Donald tries to clinch but Holt moves out of range.
Mc Donald moves forwards but Holt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Holt scores with a nice strike.
Holt misses with a low kick.
Manny Holt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mc Donald finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Holt scores with a jab to the body.
Holt cracks a nice hook into Mc Donald's ribs.
A cross from Holt lands.
Holt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Holt works over Mc Donald's head and body with a nice combination.
Holt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mc Donald on the side of the head.
Holt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mc Donald misses with an attempted mid kick.
Holt jabs Mc Donald to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mc Donald takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Mc Donald takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Holt clobbers Mc Donald with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mc Donald avoids a kick to the body.
Holt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Holt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice uppercut there from Holt.
A lazy left from Holt finds it's target.
Holt works the jab nicely.
Mc Donald shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Holt defends it nicely.
Holt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mc Donald backs up against the cage.
Holt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Holt scores with a nice head shot.
Mc Donald takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Holt thuds a left hand into Mc Donald's body.
Mc Donald takes one to the chin there.
Holt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mc Donald backs up against the cage.
Holt looks to land a combination. Mc Donald sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Holt lands a body shot.
Holt looks to land a combination. Mc Donald sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Holt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mc Donald can do to turn this around?
Mc Donald moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Holt swats away the attempt to clinch by Mc Donald.
Holt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt lands a glancing blow to the side of Mc Donald's head.
Manny Holt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holt scores with a jab to the head.
Holt throws a low kick but Mc Donald avoids it.
Mc Donald will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Holt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mc Donald walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Holt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mc Donald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mc Donald is looking to clinch but Holt is avoiding it.
Mc Donald takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Holt lands a nice shot to the body.
Holt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mc Donald looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Holt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mc Donald at a distance.
Manny Holt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good work by Mc Donald as he checks the leg kick.
Mc Donald takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Holt lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holt scores with a jab to the head.
Holt is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Holt stuns Mc Donald with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mc Donald takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Holt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mc Donald has time to react.
Holt lands a jab-cross combination.
Holt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mc Donald backs up against the cage.
Holt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Holt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mc Donald takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Holt moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Holt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Holt cracks a nice hook into Mc Donald's ribs.
Holt scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Holt lands a jab to Mc Donald's midsection.
Holt jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mc Donald walks into a stiff left hand from Holt.
Ryan Mc Donald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mc Donald tried to score with a low kick but Holt checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Holt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Holt, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Holt!
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hype
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