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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Royo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Holdren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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190 cm
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270 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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191 cm
27
273 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Royo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buck Holdren! The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Holdren looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Royo blocks the body kick.
Holdren throws a leg kick but Royo sees it coming and checks it nicely. Holdren walks into a left hand.
It looks like Buck Holdren has been cut. Holdren keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Royo digs a good hook to Holdren's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Holdren throws a half hearted mid kick. Holdren throws a nice inside leg kick. Holdren throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Holdren tries to score with a low kick but Royo moves his leg out of the way. Royo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Good work by Holdren as he checks the leg kick. Royo clobbers Holdren with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Royo misses with a wild body shot. Holdren attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Royo digs a good body shot into Holdren's ribs. Holdren looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round. Royo fails in his attempt to clinch. Royo swings for the body but Holdren moves out of range.
Holdren throws a leg kick but Royo sees it coming and checks it nicely. Holdren lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Royo at a distance.
Holdren misses the jab. Royo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holdren.
Royo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Luis Royo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Holdren wants to slow Royo down by chopping away at his legs. No joy there for Royo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holdren closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Royo throws out a leg kick but Holdren moves out of range and Royo only half commits. Holdren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holdren takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Royo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Holdren takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Royo swings for the body but Holdren moves out of range.
Holdren plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Royo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Royo clinches up with Holdren and pushes him back against the cage. Royo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Royo can't find room to land a body shot as Holdren controls the action.
Nice body punch from Royo. Royo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holdren being controlled against the cage. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Royo. Holdren blocks a body shot from Royo. Holdren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Royo tries a body shot but Holdren blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Royo working Holdren over with knees to the body. Royo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Royo misses with a body punch.
Holdren misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holdren tries a body shot but Royo blocks it.
The referee calls for Royo to work.
Holdren misses with a hook from the clinch. Royo lands a body punch in the clinch. Royo struggles to land a body shot inside as Holdren controls his hands.
Royo can't find room to land a body shot as Holdren controls the action.
Royo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holdren's elbow. Royo stalls. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Royo lands an uppercut. Royo scores a nice knee to the body.
Royo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Royo has closed the distance and engaged Holdren in a clinch.
Royo lands with a short shot to the head. Royo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Royo breaks from the clinch.
Royo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Royo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Holdren throws out a leg kick but Royo moves out of range and Holdren only half commits. Holdren with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Royo to score with a decent uppercut. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Holdren checks a leg kick. Royo throws a body kick that misses. Holdren blocks a head kick by Royo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Royo moves out of range as Holdren throws a body kick.
Royo lands with a nice body punch. A nice inside leg kick there by Royo. That's going to slow Holdren down. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Royo dominated that round. The cut man is working on Buck Holdren'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.
Holdren takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Royo lands a big head kick that sends Holdren tumbling to the mat! Royo takes a step backwards and waves Holdren back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Holdren is rocked! Royo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holdren can do to turn this around? Royo scores with a push kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Royo scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Royo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Crunch! Royo slams his shin into Holdren's torso. Holdren has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Royo. Royo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Royo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Royo and Holdren are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Royo throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Holdren into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Royo knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Luis Royo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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