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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Borris Beefcake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronan Hollace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollace comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Outside by Staind kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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140 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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142 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borris Beefcake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronan Hollace!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollace slips a jab from Beefcake.
Hollace misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Beefcake trying to control the position but instead, Hollace has worked for underhooks and has pushed Beefcake into the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hollace.
Hollace misses with a knee strike.
Hollace letting Beefcake take a breather here.
Hollace throws a head punch that misses.
Hollace pushes Beefcake back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Hollace working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Beefcake slowing the pace effectively.
Hollace can't find room to land a body shot as Beefcake controls the action.
Hollace throws a head punch that misses.
Beefcake taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hollace as Beefcake tries to tie him up.
Beefcake blocks a body shot from Hollace.
Hollace working aggressively here.
Hollace tries to score a body lock takedown but Beefcake shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hollace misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollace has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Beefcake uses from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hollace striking off his back but it's not causing Beefcake any problems.
Hollace looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hollace bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Beefcake's guard.
Hollace looking to sit in guard and control but Beefcake gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hollace looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollace is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hollace looking for a sweep. Not yet Hollace, not yet.
Hollace is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We're going to have a standup here because Borris Beefcake wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A slow jab from Beefcake misses its intended target.
Hollace drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollace slips under a jab from Beefcake.
Hollace cracks Beefcake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hollace wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beefcake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beefcake throws a hook to the side of Hollace's head but Hollace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hollace has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hollace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beefcake's elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hollace looking for a takedown.
Beefcake is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Beefcake blocks an uppercut.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hollace misses with the head strike.
Hollace prevents Beefcake from breaking the clinch.
Beefcake is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Beefcake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beefcake is pressed up against the ropes. Hollace has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Beefcake down to the mat. Beefcake avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Borris Beefcake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronan Hollace.
Hollace changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Beefcake tries to avoid it but Hollace manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Beefcake to the ground. Beefcake escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Beefcake loads up on a big right hand but Hollace slips the punch.
Beefcake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Beefcake feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hollaces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Beefcake just misses with a punch to the body.
Beefcake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hollace.
Borris Beefcake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beefcake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hollace counters by moving into the clinch.
Hollace misses with the head strike.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hollace just misses with a elbow thrown towards Beefcake's brow.
Hollace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hollace tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beefcake is trying to break the clinch but Hollace is controlling him.
Hollace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beefcake's elbow.
Hollace lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beefcake has Hollace pushed against the ropes.
Hollace is working Beefcake over against the ropes.
Hollace misses with a punch to the body.
Hollace is trying to drag Beefcake to the mat but Beefcake just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hollace is trying to force a seperation but Beefcake has the dominant position.
Beefcake prevents a body shot from Hollace.
Beefcake stalling.
Hollace lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hollace misses with some punches.
Hollace is trying to push Beefcake away but Beefcake has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Beefcake blocking some punches.
Hollace goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hollace misses with some punches.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hollace scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hollace has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Beefcake is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hollace has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Beefcake is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Beefcake is pushing Hollace up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hollace throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hollace lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beefcake backwards.
Hollace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hollace swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hollace tries to throw a body punch but Beefcake avoids it by throwing Hollace back against the ropes.
Beefcake blocks a body shot from Hollace.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hollace struggles to land a body shot inside as Beefcake controls his hands.
Hollace is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hollace.
Hollace wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Hollace.
Hollace is trying to drag Beefcake to the mat but Beefcake just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Hollace tries to break the clinch but Beefcake is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hollace can't find room to land a body shot as Beefcake controls the action.
Hollace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beefcake misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Hollace dominated that round.
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!
Beefcake misses with a lunging right hand
and Hollace counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hollace.
Hollace can't find room to land a body shot as Beefcake controls the action.
Hollace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beefcake manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hollace is trying to force a seperation but Beefcake has the dominant position.
Hollace changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Beefcake fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Beefcake throws a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Beefcake misses its intended target.
Borris Beefcake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beefcake throws an overhand right that lands on Hollace's shoulder, as Hollace tries to avoid the shot.
Hollace avoids the body shot from Beefcake.
Nice jab there from Hollace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefcake throws a series of strikes that have Hollace backpedaling.
A jab from Beefcake misses.
Beefcake defending well as Hollace loads up on a big left hand.
Beefcake throws a nice looking combination but Hollace bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hollace throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hollace tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Beefcake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Hollace throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hollace lunges at Beefcake with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Beefcake's hand.
Hollace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beefcake.
Beefcake lands a nice shot to the body.
Beefcake misses with a hook
and Hollace counters with a nice body shot.
Hollace lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beefcake's sensitive parts.
Hollace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Beefcake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beefcake throws an overhand right that lands on Hollace's shoulder, as Hollace tries to avoid the shot.
Hollace misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beefcake misses with an uppercut. Hollace saw that one coming.
Hollace tries to land a leg kick but Beefcake saw it coming and moves away.
A nice combination there by Hollace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hollace throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hollace avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beefcake listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Beefcake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beefcake throws a lazy right hand but Hollace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beefcake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Beefcake takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Borris Beefcake is winning the standup battle so far.
Beefcake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollace.
Hollace lands a nice shot to the body.
Hollace is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Beefcake takes a swing at Hollace's ribcage but misses.
Hollace scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hollace takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hollace has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hollace throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beefcake takes one to the side of the head.
Hollace drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hollace lands a leg kick that knocks Beefcake off balance momentarily.
A big right from Beefcake misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefcake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beefcake throws a lazy right hand but Hollace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beefcake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hollace was well out of range. Poor timing from Beefcake.
Beefcake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hollace can pounce on him.
Beefcake checks a low kick from Hollace.
Beefcake misses the jab.
Beefcake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollace.
Hollace connects with a body shot.
Beefcake misses with an uppercut.
Beefcake gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hollace throwing strikes but missing.
Hollace is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollace pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beefcake is keeping the position for now.
Hollace trying to control the position from guard on top but Beefcake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beefcake keeping full guard, as Hollace tries to pass.
Hollace wants to control from the top but Beefcake keeps moving.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ronan Hollace.
A punch combination from Beefcake misses.
Hollace sizes up Beefcake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hollace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hollace throws a shot from downtown. Beefcake moves away and avoids it.
Hollace uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hollace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Beefcake misses.
Hollace shoots in looking for a takedown. Beefcake tries to sprawl out of it but Hollace keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Beefcake manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hollace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hollace ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hollace on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hollace slips a straight right by Beefcake.
Hollace lands a right hook to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hollace defending well as Beefcake loads up on a big left hand.
Beefcake missing with a left hand there. Hollace was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hollace is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hollace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hollace shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hollace throwing strikes here but Beefcake is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Beefcake is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hollace wants to control the pace but Beefcake is squirming around nicely.
Beefcake wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hollace.
Hollace controlling from the full mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hollace trying to control but Beefcake is having none of it.
Hollace controlling from mount.
Hollace trying to control but Beefcake is having none of it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Beefcake can't escape the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hollace unloads with some shots from mount but Beefcake bucks and avoids them well.
Hollace punching from mount but Beefcake doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ronan Hollace has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hollace sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hollace punching from mount but Beefcake doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Borris Beefcake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hollace unloading with bombs!
Hollace throwing strikes here but Beefcake is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beefcake blocking the ground and pound.
Beefcake tries to hold on but Hollace pushes him away.
Hollace throws some wild stikes that Beefcake manages to avoid easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollace tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hollace has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beefcake is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronan Hollace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hollace 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Ronan Hollace!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Ronan Hollace!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Ronan Hollace!
Ronan Hollace wins by unanimous decision!
Ronan Hollace decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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