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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cheng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes has chosen All of the Lights as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
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221 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Cheng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheng throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Holmes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cheng just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Cheng misses.
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Holmes misses.
Cheng takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheng manages to avoid it.
Holmes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cheng.
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holmes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big right from Holmes misses.
Holmes pushes Cheng up against the cage in a clinch.
Cheng prevents a body shot from Holmes.
Holmes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cheng.
Cheng wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holmes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holmes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cheng's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes throws a punch but it's blocked by Cheng.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holmes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cheng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cheng pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cheng is trying to break the clinch but Holmes is controlling him.
A right hook to the body lands for Holmes.
Cheng's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cheng avoids the body shot from Holmes.
Holmes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cheng.
A big left from Holmes misses.
Holmes connects with a jab.
Holmes loads up on a big right hand but Cheng slips the punch.
Holmes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holmes slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheng throws a head kick that misses.
Jab by Holmes.
Rodney Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cheng looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Holmes swings widly with a right hand
and Cheng counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cheng is looking to wear down Holmes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cheng lands with a straight right. Holmes didn't see that one coming.
Holmes loads up on a big right hand but Cheng slips the punch.
Holmes lands a nice hook to Cheng's body. Cheng takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cheng takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cheng has his takedown stuffed
and Cheng takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holmes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cheng explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cheng defending well as Holmes loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holmes.
Holmes throws a looping overhand right but Cheng ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Holmes misses.
Holmes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheng manages to avoid it.
Cheng pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Charles Cheng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Holmes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cheng circles away quickly and effectively.
Good shot there by Holmes.
Cheng ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holmes blocks the body kick.
Cheng looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Holmes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cheng.
Holmes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a sloppy body shot
and Holmes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cheng looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cheng swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holmes wants to clinch.
Cheng slips under a jab from Holmes.
A lazy body kick from Cheng
and Holmes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cheng gets tackled into the cage by Holmes. Holmes maintains the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Holmes.
Cheng breaks the clinch.
Cheng uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Holmes throws a right hand that misses
and Cheng counters with a nice low kick that buckles Holmes's knee momentarily.
Cheng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Holmes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cheng moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but Cheng is just out of range.
Holmes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Holmes missing with a left hand there. Cheng was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cheng looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Cheng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holmes throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cheng.
Holmes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cheng tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cheng throws a leg kick which misses Holmes's front leg but catches the back leg as Holmes tries to avoid it.
Cheng misses with a shot to the body
and Holmes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cheng swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cheng misses with a right hand
and Holmes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cheng shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cheng.
Cheng throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holmes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cheng.
Cheng will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cheng is looking to slow Holmes down with leg kicks.
Holmes misses with a looping left.
Cheng swats away the attempt to clinch by Holmes.
Cheng throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cheng throws a lazy right hand but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cheng looks to land a body kick but Holmes moved away.
Cheng lands a high kick!
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cheng looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes misses with an uppercut. Cheng saw that one coming.
Cheng misses with a wild body shot.
Cheng lands a nice looking body shot.
Holmes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cheng throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cheng needs to keep his hands up - Holmes had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Cheng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holmes misses with a body shot
and Cheng counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cheng misses with a body shot
letting Holmes counter with a right hand.
Holmes misses with a looping left.
Holmes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Cheng does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheng misses with a hook
and Holmes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charles Cheng is winning the standup battle so far.
Cheng throws a leg kick which misses Holmes's front leg but catches the back leg as Holmes tries to avoid it.
Cheng jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cheng tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cheng throws a leg kick but Holmes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Holmes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cheng looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Holmes misses with a looping right.
Cheng misses with an uppercut. Holmes saw that one coming.
Holmes misses with a hook
and Cheng counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is defending against the submission attempts here by Cheng.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Holmes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cheng scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cheng not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cheng not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cheng thows a huge punch but Holmes dodges it nicely.
Cheng seems to be working for a kimura but Holmes defends the submission attempt.
Cheng thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Cheng dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Holmes throws the left hand but Cheng avoids the punch easily.
Cheng moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Holmes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Cheng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holmes misses with a lunging right hand
and Cheng counters with a nice body kick.
Cheng looks to land a left hand but Holmes moved out of range nicely.
Holmes connects with a nice looking jab.
Cheng takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cheng swats away the attempt to clinch by Holmes.
Cheng tries a head kick but it misses.
Holmes misses with a hook
and Holmes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holmes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheng moves away.
Holmes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cheng circles away quickly and effectively.
Cheng misses the shot to the body.
Cheng pivots, looking for a leg kick but Holmes is out of range and Cheng settles back down.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cheng throws a head kick but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes misses the body punch
and Cheng counters with a good low kick that Holmes was not able to check.
Holmes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cheng. Cheng circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cheng thows a leg kick but Holmes checks it
and Holmes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Holmes lands a right hook to the body.
Holmes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cheng.
Holmes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cheng.
Holmes slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Holmes throws a body punch but Cheng moves out of range.
Holmes moves out of range of the strikes.
Holmes misses with the combination.
Holmes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Cheng misses.
Holmes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cheng has time to react.
Nice defenses there by Cheng.
Holmes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cheng misses with a looping right.
Cheng ducks under a wild hook from Holmes.
Cheng throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cheng scores with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Holmes misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cheng darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cheng loads up on a big right hand but Holmes slips the punch.
Holmes walks into a straight right hand from Cheng.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmes misses with a hook to the body
and Cheng counters with a solid body kick.
Cheng misses with a right hand
and Holmes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holmes throws a jab but it's blocked by Cheng.
Holmes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cheng dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cheng scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cheng tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes scores with a sloppy right hand. Cheng should have avoided that one.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Cheng.
Cheng takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Holmes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cheng thows a body shot but no joy.
Cheng misses with a hook
and Holmes counters with a nice uppercut.
Cheng looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cheng throws a head kick that misses.
Cheng slips a jab from Holmes.
Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but Cheng is just out of range.
Cheng throws a sloppy head kick and Holmes moves out of range easily.
Cheng bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Holmes's head.
Cheng throws a half hearted mid kick.
Holmes misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Cheng showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cheng has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Cheng!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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