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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keith Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sherlok Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Since I've Been Loving You kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sherlok Holmes!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Holmes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith misses with a combination
and Holmes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Holmes scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Holmes to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Holmes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Holmes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holmes tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Holmes.
Good body shot from Holmes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Holmes.
A left hand lands to the body for Holmes.
Holmes is stalling here.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmes lands a right hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Holmes is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holmes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Holmes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holmes throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smith walks into a jab.
Holmes cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
Smith swings for the body but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Holmes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a hook
enabling Holmes to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Holmes stalling in the clinch.
Holmes tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Holmes drops back down to his feet.
Holmes presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes avoiding damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holmes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith wants to break free but Holmes has control.
Smith tries to circle away but Holmes has him pinned against the cage.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith wants to break free but Holmes has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Holmes.
Holmes is struggling to control the position.
Holmes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Holmes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A hook to the body from Holmes.
Holmes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith darts in and clinches Holmes up against the cage.
Holmes jumps guard but Smith stands there with Holmes around his waist. Holmes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Holmes scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Keith Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sherlok Holmes.
Holmes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Holmes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Holmes can't get the takedown.
Holmes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Smith wants to break free but Holmes has control.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Holmes.
Holmes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith darts in and clinches Holmes up against the cage.
Holmes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith can't break the clinch.
A short left from Holmes.
Smith is trying to push Holmes away but Holmes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holmes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holmes controlling the action here for a moment.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sherlok Holmes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Donk. Smith catches Holmes right on the button with a cross.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Holmes circles away.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and Holmes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Holmes has double underhooks.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Holmes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Holmes tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Holmes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith moves into the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Holmes. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Holmes lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Holmes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Holmes is controlling the position.
Holmes stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sherlok Holmes.
Holmes lands an overhand right.
Holmes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith misses with the body kick
and Holmes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Holmes blocks the body kick.
Holmes throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
Holmes throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Holmes, pushing him back against the cage.
Holmes just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holmes scores with a jab to the body.
Smith drives through and clinches with Holmes against the cage.
Holmes is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Holmes has Smith pushed against the cage.
Holmes is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smith is trying to break free.
Holmes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Holmes effectively controlling the action here.
Smith tries to break free but Holmes pushes him back against the cage.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Holmes tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Holmes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holmes scores with a hook to the body.
Holmes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Holmes prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Holmes lands a right hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Holmes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Holmes tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Holmes stalling the fight.
Holmes digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Holmes missing with knees to the body.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Holmes.
Holmes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Smith prevents a takedown attempt there.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Keith Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots and misses
and Holmes counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Holmes gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Holmes throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Holmes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Holmes tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Holmes.
Holmes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Holmes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sherlok Holmes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith misses with a combination
enabling Holmes to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Holmes counters with a straight right hand.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Holmes counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Holmes, pushing him back against the cage.
Holmes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Holmes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Holmes on the inside.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holmes lands a body shot.
Holmes gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith tries to break free but Holmes pushes him back against the cage.
Holmes stalling in the clinch.
Smith avoiding damage as Holmes throws knees to the body.
Holmes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Smith wants to break free but Holmes has control.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Holmes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Holmes pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Holmes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sherlok Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Holmes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith rushes Holmes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Holmes.
Holmes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith wants to break free but Holmes has control.
Holmes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Holmes is controlling the position.
The referee calls for Holmes to work.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holmes keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Holmes keeps him there for the moment.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
Sherlok Holmes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holmes is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Holmes breaks the clinch.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Holmes.
Holmes can't break the clinch.
Holmes wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Holmes counters with a left to the body.
Holmes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smith throws a leg kick
enabling Holmes to counter with a crisp jab.
Holmes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Holmes tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoiding damage as Holmes throws knees to the body.
Holmes stalling the fight.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith misses with a combination
and Holmes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Holmes counters with a stiff right hand.
Holmes lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Holmes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
Keith Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holmes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
Holmes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sherlok Holmes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Holmes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sherlok Holmes!
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hype
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FIGHT
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